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Cause of fatal south Taranaki crash in which seven died remains a mystery

June 29, 2018

Seven people were killed in the head on crash, with the sole surviving passenger fighting for her life in hospital. (Source: Other)

The cause of the fatal Waverley Road crash which claimed seven lives is still a mystery, as the sole survivor fights for her life.

Family and friends have gathered around Ani Nohinohi at Wellington Hospital, who has lost her partner and two children in the crash in South Taranaki.

Ian and Rosalie Porteous, Ian's sister, Ora Keene and their friend Brenda Williams were in the northbound car and also died at the scene.

Family told 1 NEWS they were out for a day's drive.

"To lose them like this, you hear about these types of things happening to other people, you don’t think they‘re going to happen to you and your family," a family member said.

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