One person has died following a vehicle hitting a building in Taupō early on Saturday morning.

"Police can confirm one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle on Mere Road, Taupō in the early hours of this morning," says a police spokesperson.

"Shortly after midnight on Friday emergency services responded to the crash in which a car had left the road and collided with a building."

The sole occupant of the car died at the scene.

"Police offer condolences to the family of the deceased person."

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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