One person is dead and another injured after a two-car crash in Bay of Plenty.

Police are at the scene of the crash on State Highway 2, between Te Puna Station Road and Te Mete Road.

One person died at the scene and another has been taken to hospital.

The Serious Crash Unit is attending and the road is expected to be closed for some time.

Diversion are in place on Te Puna Station Road and Te Puna Road.

The police were first alerted at 7.15pm to a collision between two vehicles, a police media spokeswoman said.

The spokeswoman also said people were reportedly trapped.

St John Ambulance and the Fire Service are also at the scene.

Tauranga firefighters extracted a person from a car using rescue equipment, a Fire Service spokesman said.