Two killed in separate crashes

Two people are dead after two separate crashes in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car near the intersection of Rehi Road and Whirinaki Valley Road, Ngakuru, south of Rotorua.


A motorcyclist and pedestrian have been killed in two separate crashes in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato overnight. File photo.

Police were called to the crash at 5.15pm.

'The motorcyclist has died as a result of the crash,” says a statement from police.

The serious crash unit attended the scene and closed the road for several hours.

The road is now open.

Police are investigating another fatal crash where a person was hit by a vehicle on State Highway 30 near Kopaki, 20km south of Te Kuiti, shortly after 9pm.

'It appears at this stage that the person was the driver of a vehicle that had crashed,” say police.

'They were hit by an oncoming car shortly after the crash.”

Two other occupants of the crashed car received minor injuries.

'It is not yet known what caused the initial crash.”

The road was closed as the serious crash unit investigated the scene, and is open this morning.

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