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Police name man killed in fatal Rotorua motorcycle crash

October 13, 2018
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Police have released the name of the person who died in a motorcycle crash in Rotorua earlier this week.

The man was 47-year-old Thomas Hunuhunu of Rotorua.

Police were called to a crash on Deven Street West around 2am on Thursday morning after a motorcycle collided with a tree.

The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash and the driver died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit is still investigating the fatal accident.

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