Waikato Mayor Allan Sanson is urging motorists to take care, after two people died in crashes in the region this Easter.
Waikato Mayor Allan Sanson is calling for care on the roads, after two fatalities in the region this Easter.
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A person died and three others suffered moderate injuries when a truck and car collided in Kaihere at about 8pm last night.
An hour and a half later, a person was killed in a crash on State Highway 2 at Mangatāwhiri, north of Hamilton.
Another two vehicle crash further south in Whakamaru in Bay of Plenty at about midday claimed the life of the driver and set a vehicle on fire.