Police can confirm two people have died following a crash on State Highway 2, Poukawa earlier this afternoon.
Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at 2:32pm.
Two people sadly died at the scene. A third person received critical injuries.
The Serious Crash Unit are in attendance, and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
The road remains closed. Detours are in place on State Highway 50.
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Issued by Police Media Centre