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Fatal crash in Pukenui takes Northland's road toll to five in a week

Author
Jenny Ling,
Publish Date
Sun, 4 Jun 2023, 1:58pm
The police roadblock on SH10 at Kaingaroa near where two people died when two trucks collided on May 30. Five people have died on Northland’s roads this week. Photo / Mike Dinsdale
The police roadblock on SH10 at Kaingaroa near where two people died when two trucks collided on May 30. Five people have died on Northland鈥檚 roads this week. Photo / Mike Dinsdale

Fatal crash in Pukenui takes Northland's road toll to five in a week

Author
Jenny Ling,
Publish Date
Sun, 4 Jun 2023, 1:58pm

A fatal crash in Pukenui in the Far North at the weekend has added to Northland鈥檚 grim road toll this week.

A person died after a single-vehicle crash in Pukenui, near Houhora on Saturday shortly after midday.

Police were notified of the crash on No 2 Arterial Rd about 12.20pm. The person died at the scene.

Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were underway.

The death takes the number of people who died on the region鈥檚 roads this week to five.

Two people died on June 1 in a crash on State Highway 14, near the intersection of Otuhi Rd, Wheki Valley, west of Whang膩rei.

And on May 30, two people died in a crash involving two trucks on SH10 at Kaingaroa, in the Far North.

The collision occurred at the intersection with Pukewhai Rd, midway between Awanui and Taip膩.

One person was found dead at the scene and another was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died.

Police said inquiries into the circumstances of all three crashes were underway, and they could not release further details.

Police have yet to release the names of any of the five people who died.

The deaths bring Northland鈥檚 road toll for the year to 20, compared with 12 at the same stage last year.

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