One person is dead after a car and logging truck collided on the Hawke's Bay Expressway in Hastings this morning.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
The crash happened near Links Road shortly before 8am today.
Police said the person who died was travelling in the car.
The road is closed, with diversions in place. Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.