Emergency services are attending to a car underwater in Warkworth. Photo / fileOne person has died after a car crashed into the Mahurangi River at Warkworth. Emergency services at the scene eventually gained access to the vehicle and the sole occupant was found to be dead. Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent two appliances to the scene, near Queen St, the town's main thoroughfare. Earlier this morning a motorcyclist died after a crash in New Plymouth.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 22, 2020 04:41 UTC