Person dies in hospital after Port Waikato crash on Friday

1:03 pm on 1 June 2025
RNZ/Reece Baker

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating what caused of the incident. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER

A person critically injured in a crash in Port Waikato on Friday evening has died.

Emergency services were called to the scene following reports that vehicle had rolled on Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Road just after 6pm.

One person with serious injuries and two others with moderate injuries were taken to hospital by ambulance, while a female was helicoptered from the scene in a critical condition.

She died in hospital on Saturday.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating what caused of the incident.

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