27 Oct 2020

Labour weekend road toll ticks up to seven after biking accident

11:20 am on 27 October 2020

A woman has died after a mountain biking accident south-west of Hamilton yesterday morning.

Maungatautari in Waikato is the country's largest mainland ecological restoration project.

Maungatautari. Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae

The accident happened in Maungatautari just before 9am, and the woman was airlifted to hospital, where she later died.

Police said the death was included in the official Labour weekend road toll, bringing the total number to seven.

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