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Motorcyclist dies following crash near Blenheim

November 13, 2021
A file image of a police car at the scene of a crash.

A file image of a police car at the scene of a crash. (Source: 1News)

A motorcyclist has died following a crash near Blenheim in Marlborough on Saturday morning.

Police say they were alerted to the crash, on an unnamed road near the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 62, in Renwick, at 10.40am.

No other vehicles were involved.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are underway.

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