At least one person is dead and another seriously injured after a crash near Taupo on Sunday afternoon.
The head-on collision occurred at 3.50pm and initial indications are that a car may have veered into the path of a northbound truck.
The truck driver wasn't injured and is talking with police.
Parts of State Highway 1 and 5 in Taupo were closed while emergency services dealt with the accident, but have now reopened.
