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Young Bay couple killed in milk tanker crash

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Ashley Clements and Jade Wi have been named as the couple killed in a milk tanker crash.

Ashley Clements and Jade Wi have been named as the couple killed in a milk tanker crash.

A Facebook page has been set up in honour of a young Tauranga woman ''taken as the result of a tragic accident'' involving a milk tanker on a Waikato road.

Ashley Clements, 22, died in a car accident on Friday.

Miss Clements and her boyfriend, Jade Ezra Sonny Wi, 20, were killed when a milk tanker and a car collided on State Highway 26 between Tatuanui and Waitoa near Morrinsville on Friday night.

Miss Clements and Mr Wi both hail from Te Puke but Mr Wi both are believed to have been living in Te Aroha.

Death notices for Miss Clements and Mr Wi read how each were 'suddenly taken' as the result of a 'tragic accident'.

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Mr Wi will be buried in Te Puke. Funeral details for Miss Clements are still to follow.

Tributes for the couple are pouring in on Facebook and a Rest in Peace Ashley Clements page has been set up.

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