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Two car crash leaves one person dead, two others seriously injured in Hauraki District

February 3, 2018
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A person has died in a two car crash on State Highway Two in the Hauraki District last night. 

Emergency services were called to the scene of the fatal crash around 9pm. 

A police spokesperson said one person died at the scene and another was flown to Waikato Hospital with critical injuries. 

A third person was also taken to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries. 

The road was closed with diversions in place last night. 

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