Further to this morning’s notification that the road to Levin was closed, RadioNZ reports:
The crash involved a car and a motorbike and occurred on SH1 between Whakahoro Road and Kuku East Road about 5.35am.
The motorbike rider and pillion passenger died at the scene.
The road was partly reopened around 10.30 am but it is expected to take quite a while for the backlog to clear.