A woman has died in hospital after her motorcycle crashed in the western Bay of Plenty yesterday.
The crash happened around 2.40pm om Saturday on State Highway 2, near Benner Rd in Pongakawa.
"The woman was airlifted to hospital but sadly passed away last night," police said in a written statement this morning.
Police were appealing for witnesses to the crash who were travelling in the area at the time so that they could piece together exactly what had happened.
Anyone who had information that could help police was encouraged to call 105 and quote event number P050493720.
