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Motorcyclist dead after crash with car in Te Kuiti

By 1News Reporters
May 25, 2024
Police at an accident scene.

Police at an accident scene. (Source: 1News)

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a car in Te Kuiti this afternoon.

Police said the two-vehicle crash on Lawrence St was reported at around 1.15pm.

"The motorcyclist was critically injured in the crash and has since died," a police spokesperson said this evening.

The Serious Crash Unit has carried out a scene examination and the road has reopened.

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