One person's died following a crash near Turangi.

It's the first fatality on our roads this Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Emergency services were called to the crash near Turangi at just before 6pm when a car hit a ditch and brought power lines across State Highway 47.

Police say three people were believed to be in the car at the time of the crash.

Two were out of the car when police arrived but one was still trapped.

That patient has since died at the scene.

One of the other two passengers is being airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.