Part of State Highway 1 in Kaiwaka will be down to one lane for several hours following a fatal crash this morning.
A man died following the crash near the intersection of the highway and Settlement Road in Kaiwaka, Kaipara District, about 6am.
Initial indications show the truck hit another stationary truck on the road before going down a steep bank.
The driver who was the sole occupant of that vehicle sadly died at the scene.
No one else was injured.
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