Police are appealing for information after a crash on Te Puke Highway killed one person and seriously injured another on Saturday morning.
At about 10.50am, a white Toyota Caldina was being driven down Brown Rd "at high speed" when it crashed near the intersection of Te Puke Highway and Rangiuru Rd, Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said.
One person died at the scene.
A second person was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or saw the car on or around Brown Rd in the moments before 10.50am was asked to contact police on 105 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
"Police would also appreciate being able to review any dashcam or CCTV footage you may have of the vehicle," Flowerdew-Brown said.
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