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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A person has died after a serious crash on State Highway 2 West in Pikowai, Whakatane

    A person has died after a serious crash on State Highway 2 West in Pikowai, Whakatane


    A truck and car collided around midday and the driver died at the scene.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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