Child dies in Tuakau after being hit by vehicle in driveway

5:41 pm on 3 October 2023
A police car

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A child has died after they were hit by a vehicle in a driveway in Tuakau on Tuesday.

Emergency services were called to a crash involving a child on a driveway on Martindale Lane and a vehicle at about 12.25, police said.

The child died at the scene.

In Patea, one person has died after a crash on State Highway 3.

Police were called to a crash involving a truck and two cars at 1.25pm.

The serious crash unit has been notified and no diversions were in place, police said.