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Police have named two people killed when a van collided with a track and trailer unit in south Waikato last night.
Shafiee Bin Ahmad, 51, the driver of the van and Mariyam Sakinah Binti Ahmad, 21, a passenger, both died at the scene of the crash at the intersection of State Highway 1 and SH5, east of Tirau.
Both the deceased were Malaysian nationals.
Senior Sergeant Murray Hamilton, of Taupo police, said initial inquiries showed that the van ignored a stop sign on SH5 and drove into the path of the truck and trailer unit on SH1.
Two of the van's other passengers remain in Waikato Hospital in serious conditions. The other two passengers were treated and discharged last night.
The truck driver was uninjured.
- NZPA
