Fatality

Police are attending a collission on SH23 in Whatawhata in the Waikato District.

A motorbike travelling in the easterly direction has collided with a vehicle heading in the opposite direction towards Hamilton.

The motorbike rider is deceased.  The lone occupant of the vehicle is badly shaken up and is being attended to by ambulance.

The road is closed and is estimated to be close for another couple of hours.

Traffic diversions are in place with traffic being directed through Cemetery Rd in the north and Mason Rd in the South.