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Motorcyclist dies of injuries a week after crash with car

By 1News Reporters
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Lake Rd in Devonport, on Auckland's North Shore.

Lake Rd in Devonport, on Auckland's North Shore. (Source: Google Maps)

A person has died of their injuries a week after a crash between a car and motorcycle in Devonport, on Auckland's North Shore.

Around 8.50pm on October 20, police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on Lake Rd.

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital in critical condition.

"Police have been advised that the motorcyclist has sadly died this morning in hospital," a police spokesperson said.

Enquiries into the circumstances behind the crash were ongoing.

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