One person has died after a car hit a tree in Dargaville, adding to what has been a horror morning on the country's roads.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand say they were called to the scene on Baylys Coast Rd around 5.11am.
The driver, the vehicle's sole occupant, died at the scene.
"Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under way and the serious crash unit remains on the scene," police said.
Three people died near Geraldine, two on the Waikato Expressway, and one in Dargaville. (Source: Breakfast)
It comes after five people were killed in two separate crashes earlier this morning.
Three people died after a campervan hit a barrier and caught on fire near Geraldine, Canterbury, just after 1am.
It was followed by a two-car collision which killed two people on the Waikato Expressway just after 4am.
Meanwhile, one person is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dalbeth Rd and SH36 in Ngongotahā, Bay of Plenty, around 11am.
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