Road now open following fatal Kawerau crash
Road now open following fatal Kawerau crash
McKee Road,
south of Kawerau has now re-opened following a fatal crash
early this
morning.
A 19-year-old Murupara man died
when the truck he was a passenger in collided
with the
back of a logging truck in thick fog.
His family has been notified but no further details will be released until he has been formally identified.
The truck was laden with beehives resulting in the police officers who were first to arrive at the crash being stung a number of times.
Police
would like to thank the local couple who loaned beekeeping
suits to police to protect them while they worked
at the
scene.
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