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2 missing after quad bike with 6 on board rolls into swimming hole

December 29, 2023

Campaigners are calling on riders to install more safety equipment. (Source: 1News)

Two people are missing after a quad bike crashed into a swimming hole in the Far North this afternoon.

Police said six people were on board the quad bike when it rolled into a swimming hole on the swollen Waikainga Stream, about 5:15pm.

"Four of the six on board were able to make it out of the water, however efforts to locate two missing persons are ongoing," police said in a statement this evening.

"Three people and the driver have been taken to hospital with minor-to-moderate injuries."

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating with search and rescue on the scene.

A quad bike on a farm (file image). (Source: istock.com)

It comes after a spate of recent quad bike accidents over the last four weeks has resulted in four deaths.

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