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Motorcyclist killed in Dunedin crash

October 13, 2023
A file image of a police car.

A file image of a police car. (Source: 1News)

A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Dunedin this morning.

The two-vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle occurred on the Northern Motorway at Mount Cargill shortly after 10am.

The motorcyclist died at the scene.

There were no other injuries and the road remains closed.

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