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Police have named a man who died in a three-car pile-up which left a 29-year-old mother and her four-year-old son in critical condition in Waikato yesterday.
He was Robert Allan Frazer, 65, formerly of Horotiu.
Waikato Hospital spokeswoman Mary Anne Gill told NZPA today the woman, who had been driving one of the cars, and her son were now stable.
The crash happened just after 4.20pm on State Highway 1 about 5km north of Tirau in the south Waikato.
A 30-year-old man, who had been driving another car, was in a moderate condition, Ms Gill said.
Today Tokoroa police Sergeant William Hale said the crash happened when a stationary vehicle waiting to make a right hand turn across the highway had been hit from behind.
"This has caused the vehicle to spin into the northbound lane where it was struck by an oncoming northbound vehicle," Mr Hale said.
Mr Frazer, who was the front seat passenger of the turning vehicle, died at the scene.
SH1 was closed for several hours yesterday with diversions in place while the accident scene was examined.
- NZPA
