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Person dies in dirt bike crash in Waikato

January 3, 2022
Dirt bike.

Dirt bike.

One person has died following a crash at a dirt bike park in the Waikato on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Glen Murray around 11.40am, police said.

One person was critically injured after reportedly coming off a dirt bike.

The person died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance.

New ZealandAccidentsHamilton and Waikato

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