NZ police are responding to fatal crash near Wellsford

One person has died in a crash west of Wellsford this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Run Road, Tapora shortly before 1:30pm, where a van had gone down a bank.

The sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road is now clear.

Investigations into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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