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"Until we meet again, fly high, our beautiful boy."
"Until we meet again, fly high, our beautiful boy."
Five people were in the car and two were able to get out safely, but three were killed.
Three people have been extricated from a car, following a two-vehicle crash in Waipa.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 8.30pm.
A witness said the man's motorbike slid out and he went headfirst into the middle barrier.
A neighbour says he watched someone remove a battery from the still-waterlogged car.
The car had five occupants, and two escaped following the crash.
One in serious condition and one in a minor condition.
Drivers asked to find alternative route.
A person was airlifted to hospital but sadly died later, police said.
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Emergency services were notified of the fire at 2.16pm.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 9.20pm.
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One man was seriously injured and was transported to hospital by helicopter.
Franck Friconnet was on his way to help move cows on his parents' farm when he died.
One person had to be extricated from a car by Fire and Emergency.
Hato Hone St John said five people were taken to hospital via road and helicopter.
St John said one person on board the bus was moderately injured in the crash.
The single-vehicle crash was reported at 8pm yesterday.
The separate cases relate to the deaths of Zahquiel Taipeti and Steven Cranston.
The crash was reported to emergency services at 12.09pm.
Motorists on social media reported seeing debris 'all over the road'.
Crown says two teen drivers were racing when one crashed, killing a passenger.
A helicopter was requested to respond to the scene.
Emergency services were called to the crash about 3.04pm.
A man was airlifted to hospital after his vehicle dropped 15m off a road on to its roof in the Coromandel. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The injured driver of the other vehicle was airlifted to hospital.
“We are legally allowed on the road and should be able to do so safely.”