Fatal Pahiatua crash brings holiday road toll to seven
28 Dec, 2020 06:32 PM
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One person has died following a two-vehicle collision in Pahiatua, bringing the holiday road toll to seven.
Police were notified of the crash on Nikau Rd at 4.58am.
Another person suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital.
The road remains closed and police have advised motorists to avoid the area.
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Police were notified of the two-vehicle collision on Nikau Rd at 4:58am. Image / Google Maps
The crash occurred at the Oreti River Bridge on the Riverton-Wallacetown Highway about 1.30pm.
The man died at the scene while a woman died in hospital a short time later.
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Rebecca McAlees and Terry Charleston died in a car crash on Christmas Day in Clevedon, south Auckland. (File image) Police confirmed the pair, aged 24 and 34 respectively, from Whitford in Auckland, were killed when a car crashed into a power pole. The crash occurred on Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd around 7.30pm on Christmas Day, and brought power lines down.
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Press Release – New Zealand Police
Police can now name the two people killed in a crash on Clevedon-Kawakawa Road on 25 December.
They were Rebecca McAlees, 24, and Terry Charleston, 34, from Whitford, Auckland.
Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Police have named the two people killed in a car crash in southeast Auckland on Christmas Day.
Your playlist will load after this ad Clevedon Kawakawa Rd was closed for some time last night as emergency services responded to the incident. Source: 1 NEWS
Rebecca McAlees, 24, and Terry Charleston, 34, from Whitford, Auckland were killed in a crash along Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd around 7:30pm on December 25.
Police Inspector Jason Homan said at the time high speeds appeared to have been a factor in the crash. We are pleading with people to slow down, wear your seatbelts and don t drive if you ve been drinking or are fatigued.
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NZ police release name over Clevedon-Kawakawa Road crash
Police can now name the two people killed in a crash on Clevedon-Kawakawa Road on 25 December.
They were Rebecca McAlees, 24, and Terry Charleston, 34, from Whitford, Auckland.
Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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