15 Jul 2025

Two die after crashes near Palmerston North and Dunedin

8:55 am on 15 July 2025
St John ambulance.

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

Two people have died after two separate crashes in recent days.

A person died at the scene of a crash on State Highway 56 at Tiakitahuna, near Palmerston North, on Monday night.

Two vehicles were involved in the accident which also injured three other people.

Police said a woman had died in hospital following a crash on State Highway 1 at Hampden, north of Dunedin, on Sunday.

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