The serious crash unit is investigating after a fatal crash on Tirau Road in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning.
Around 3:39am, a vehicle has crashed into the back of an ambulance.
The driver of the vehicle has sadly died at the scene.
The driver of the ambulance is in a critical condition and has been taken to Waikato Hospital.
There were no patients onboard but there was another medical staff member inside the vehicle who has non-life threatening injuries.
The road is expected to be closed for some time and diversions are in place.
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Issued by Police Media Centre