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One dead after Waikato motorcycle crash this morning

By 1News Reporters
December 15, 2024
Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle crash between Belmont Rd and Murphys Rd at around 4.40pm.

Emergency services responded to a two-vehicle crash between Belmont Rd and Murphys Rd at around 4.40pm. (Source: 1News)

One person had died following a motorcycle crash during the early hours of this morning in Waikato.

The crash occurred on Morrison Road in Pukekawa and was reported to emergency services at around 5.35am today.

"There do not appear to have been any other vehicles involved in the crash," police said.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are currently underway.

New ZealandAccidentsHamilton and Waikato

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