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One person dead following Waikato crash

September 14, 2022
A police car (file).

A police car (file). (Source: 1News)

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on SH3 in Waikato this afternoon.

The accident happened on Ōtorohanga Road at Kihikihi at around 12.30pm.

Police say the road remains closed while emergency services are at the scene.

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