Police can confirm that there have been multiple fatalities following the crash near Ohakuri Road this morning.
An SUV and a van have collided and a significant amount of debris has been strewn all over the road.
At the moment it is unclear how many people have been killed due to the catastrophic nature of the crash and therefore it will take some time for emergency services to establish exactly how many people have been involved in the crash.
The Disaster Victim Identification team (DVI) have been called in to assist with the investigation.
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