Police can confirm two people have died following a crash in Hikurangi in Northland on Tuesday.
The crash involving two vehicles on State Highway 1, near King Street was reported just after 3pm.
One person died at the scene, a second person died in hospital a short time later.
Two other people sustained injuries in the crash, one serious and one minor.
State Highway 1 has since reopened following the crash.
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