Investigation are continuing into the cause of a logging truck crash that killed one person and injured four others.

A fully laden logging truck and two other vehicle were involved in a crash on State Highway 30, near Horohoro yesterday afternoon.

Clearing the scene of a fatal logging truck crash. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King. Waikato Times.

Police say initial enquiries indicate the logging truck lost control and crashed with a ute resulting in the death of one man in the ute.

'A woman from that ute is in a stable condition in Rotorua Hospital and a child from that ute is expected to be discharged after assessment. Ages are still to be confirmed,” says a statement from police.

'A log which fell from the truck struck a second ute and a woman from that vehicle is in a stable condition in Rotorua Hospital.”

The truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries and was not admitted.

A serious crash investigation is underway to establish the cause of the crash.

It was raining at the time but it is too early to say if the weather was a factor.