Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
Three people have died in separate accidents around the country early Tuesday morning.
One person died in a crash between a car and tanker truck just before 1.50am on State Highway 26, between Eureka and Morrinsville.
The driver of the car died at the scene while the truck driver suffered moderate injuries.
Another person died overnight following a crash on State Highway 6 in the South Island near Kingston.
A member of the public called police about 4.30am after coming across a single vehicle that had crashed at the southern end of Lake Wakatipu. The vehicle's occupant died at the scene.
SH6 was closed for several hours but has since reopened one lane to traffic.
A third person died following a crash on Frances Street, Manurewa about 7.54am.
The person received critical injuries and has since died, police said.