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One of two motorcyclists killed in separate Waikato crashes yesterday had no brakes.
Waikato Road Policing Manager, Inspector Leo Tooman, said a 32-year-old woman died after her three-wheeled motorbike collided with a truck and trailer unit on State Highway 27 near Matamata. The woman had pulled out of a side road.
An investigation revealed the motorbike had no brakes, Mr Tooman said.
A 36-year-old man died after his 1200cc Suzuki motorbike hit the front of a car in the Karangahake Gorge on SH2, near Waihi, he said.
Their names have not yet been released.
The fatalities follow the death on Saturday, of a woman injured in another Waikato crash on December 2, Mr Tooman said.
Sharon Christine Hymers, 45, was a rear-seat passenger in a BMW sedan which crossed the centre-line on SH27 and collided head-on with a Subaru Legacy, 1km north of the Kaihere Rd the intersection, north-east of Paeroa.
Police are investigating the crashes.
The deaths bring the this year's road toll in Waikato to 56.
- NZPA
