A 15-year-old Reporoa boy is in a stable condition in a ward
at Waikato Hospital today.
He was a passenger in a ute
tray when it rolled on Reporoa's Rakau Rd, northeast of
Taupo, at 1.45pm on Wednesday .
A 16-year-old boy died at
the scene.
The teenager was transported to Waikato
Hospital by Taupo's Youthtown Helicopter.
Meanwhile the
52-year-old Hamilton man pinned under his bus outside
Waikato Hospital's carpark building, also on Wednesday, is
in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care
unit.
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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