One person is dead after a vehicle has been found in a creek in the Bay of Plenty.

Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Pukehina Parade, Pukehina, at 3.15am.

A vehicle has left the road and rolled into a creek, said a police spokesperson in a statement.

"Sadly, the driver has died at the scene.

"There were no passengers.

"Police are now investigating the cause of the crash.

"Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family of the deceased."