Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Josh Fagan
Northland Police are saddened that another person died on our roads today after the motor vehicle crash on State Highway 12 at Paparoa.
Police are working through the investigation as to how these two vehicles ended up colliding, and also to contact next of kin.
We also wish to acknowledge the heroic actions of those people who were first on the scene attempting to put out the fire that engulfed the vehicle and also to extract the occupants of the vehicle.
We understand that this was terrible situation to deal with and anyone who wishes to speak to someone in confidence about this ordeal can contact Whangarei Police.
Police would like to also thank other emergency services who helped out at the scene and also the patience of the public after we closed the road for several hours.
We will be undergoing a formal identification process for the deceased and will release their details once this has been completed and we have advised next of kin.
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