29 Dec 2020

Holiday road toll rises to seven as person dies in Wairarapa crash

7:33 am on 29 December 2020

A person has died after a two vehicle crash in Wairarapa this morning.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Police were called to Nikau Road, west of Pahiatua, just before 5am.

Another person has suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital.

The road is closed and people are asked to avoid the area.

It marks the seventh death on the roads during the Christmas - New Year period.