One person has died following a crash on State Highway 43, also known as The Forgotten Highway.
At around 8.40am on Tuesday 20 February Police were alerted to a vehicle submerged in a waterway beside State Highway 43, in Tangarakau Gorge. Attending Police established that a person was in the vehicle, deceased.
The formal identification process is underway.
The Serious Crash Unit has completed a scene examination, and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Issued by Police Media Centre