New Zealand / Emergency Services

Person dies after two-vehicle crash in Manawatū

19:11 pm on 20 December 2022

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A person involved in a crash in Awahuri, near Palmerston North, this afternoon has died.

Police were notified of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 3 and Palmerston Street at about 3.20pm.

One person died at the scene, police said.

State Highway 3 has now reopened.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are continuing.