A man has died and a woman was seriously injured after he lost control of the car he was driving near the Taranaki town of Opunake.
Police say the accident happened along State Highway 45 at 3.40pm on Thursday.
They say the 63-year-old man died at the scene, and the woman, who is understood to be in her 80s, has been taken to hospital.
The serious crash unit is investigating.
