A person has died and three others have been seriously injured in a single vehicle crash in rural Bay of Plenty late last night.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Station Road in Poroporo, near Whakatāne around 10pm on Sunday.
The police say one person was found dead at the scene, and three others were taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Station Road was closed during a scene examination last night, and reopened at about 4.20 this morning.
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