Police say the crash happened around 10pm on State Highway 3.

One person died at the scene while another was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

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21 Jun: Wellington have beaten Hawke's Bay 117-91 in National Basketball League action at Napier

20 Jun: Police have taken a 35-year-old man into custody, seizing drugs, guns, and around 500 vapes in a Wairarapa arrest

18 Jun: Wairoa Police say there's no ongoing risk to the public, after an Armed Offenders Squad call-out in the Hawke's Bay town

18 Jun: State Highway 2 at Whakaki, just north of the Hawke's Bay's town of Wairoa has now closed - as the road's expected to be blocked for some time

17 Jun: One lane has reopened on State Highway One south of Taihape, after a truck rolled early this morning

16 Jun: A motorcyclist's been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a crash in Aorangi, east of Feilding

10 Jun: Enquiries are continuing today into a reported fight in Napier's Maraenui yesterday afternoon

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