Two people dead following crashes in Waihi and North Otago

July 12, 2020
A file image of a police car at the scene of a crash.

Two people have died in separate crashes today in Waihi and North Otago.

Police say one person died in Waikato Hospital following an earlier crash on SH2 in Waihi between a campervan and a car at about 2.24pm.

A second person who was in the car is in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital, according to police.

Parry Palm Avenue remains closed while police examine the scene and diversions are in place.

Another person has died following a single vehicle crash on Main Road, Maheno in North Otago this morning.

The vehicle veered off State Highway 30 and into the lake near Rotorua yesterday.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash at 10:06am.

Earlier today, police also confirmed two people had died after the vehicle they were travelling went off the road into Lake Rotoma yesterday.

Emergency services were notified yesterday at 12:40pm of the crash on State Highway 30, the vehicle was recovered this morning.

Two bodies were recovered from the lake by the dive squad.

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