Crash kills motorcyclist near Lake Taupō

6:23 pm on 7 December 2024
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Emergency services were called to the crash at Tihoi around 10.20am on Saturday. Photo: 123RF

A person has died following a motorcycle crash on State Highway 32 near Lake Taupō.

Emergency services were called to the crash at Tihoi around 10.20am on Saturday.

The Serious Crash Unit completed a scene examination and the road was now open.

The accident came just a couple of hours after three motorcyclists were killed in an accident involving a ute near Waiouru.

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