11 Feb 2023

Two dead in Bay of Plenty crash

8:32 pm on 11 February 2023
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Two people have died in a single-vehicle crash in the Bay of Plenty.

The crash was reported about 3.40 on State Highway 35 at Toatoa, east of Ōpōtiki, when a passer-by discovered a vehicle down a bank.

Police confirmed this evening that two people died in the accident.

Enquiries into the crash are ongoing, police said.