UPDATED 4:27pm:Â A person has died and the motorcycle they were on caught fire in a crash in on State Highway 35 in the Cape Runaway area of the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Emergency services were called to the collision involving the motorcycle and a van just before midday.
A Fire spokesperson says fire services are still there now as the damaged motorcycle set a patch of grass on fire.
A scene investigation is now underway.
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