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An eight-year-old Murupara boy seriously hurt when a car hit his bike was undergoing surgery at Waikato Hospital today.
The hospital said the boy was being kept in the intensive care unit.
He was flown to hospital by the TrustPower TECT rescue helicopter after the accident yesterday afternoon at Kawerau, 58km northeast of Rotorua.
- NZPA
Boy hurt in Kawerau bike crash undergoing surgery
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