Taranaki Police can now release the name of the 27-year-old woman who died in a head-on collision on State Highway 3, in the Stratford area, in the early hours of this morning.
She was Jessica Marie Williams, of Taranaki.
The driver of the fuel tanker was uninjured in the crash but was extremely upset and shaken from the ordeal.
Diversions put in place early this morning were lifted a few hours later.
The crash investigation is ongoing and the death has now been referred to the Coroner.
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