One dead, two people in hospital after crash in Tauranga

One dead, two in hospital after crash in Tauranga
One dead, two in hospital after crash in Tauranga Photo credit: Newshub

By RNZ

The two-car crash happened on State Highway 29A in Matapihi just after 11 pm last night.

Two other people were taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The road was closed until 4 am but has now reopened, police said.

In South Auckland, ambulance officers treated nine patients following a two-car crash in Ōtara late last night.

They took four people to Middlemore Hospital as a result of the smash on the Southern Motorway about 11.30pm.

The other five had minor injuries.

In Waikato, four people were injured, one critically, in a crash in Te Awamutu.

Police said their car hit a tree at a roundabout on Ōhaupō Road shortly after midnight.

The serious crash unit is investigating.

RNZ