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Rotorua man charged following fatal crash

November 17, 2021
A file image of a police emergency crime scene.

A file image of a police emergency crime scene. (Source: 1News)

A 20-year-old Rotorua man has been charged following a crash which killed one person.

In a statement on Wednesday, police said the man was being charged over a single-vehicle crash on Te Ngae Road, shortly after 11pm on October 2.

One of the vehicle's occupants later died in hospital.

The 20-year-old man is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court on November 18, facing charges of reckless driving causing death and refusing to provide a blood sample.

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