Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash on Tairua Road (SH 25) in Coromandel.
The single-vehicle crash happened south of Pukepoto around 12:30pm.
A second person was taken to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.
The road will remain closed until around 11pm tonight.
Diversions are in place but motorists are advised to avoid the area.
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