UPDATED 9:28am: The holiday road toll has risen to five.
A 31-year-old man has died, after the car he was a passenger in collided with a truck on State Highway 2, Paengaroa yesterday morning.
He died at Waikato Hospital last night.
The driver died at the scene, and two women passengers remain in a critical condition.
A third man suffered minor injuries.
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