One person has died following a crash last night in Westmere, Whanganui.
Police were called around 10.20pm with a report of a single vehicle crash near the Tayforth Road and Francis Road intersection.
Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene. Four other occupants of the vehicle were transported to hospital – two in critical condition and two in moderate condition.
Tayforth Road was closed in both directions while the Serious Crash Unit attended the scene, and it re-opened just before 4am today.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Issued by Police Media Centre