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A motorist is dead after losing control of his car on a moderate bend and running off the road on State Highway 2 at Apata, 19km northwest of Tauranga, this morning.
The car rolled through an area of scrub before coming to a rest, the driver, who was the sole occupant, dying at the scene.
Police were this afternoon continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash.
- NZPA