4 Apr 2022

Pair killed in Kaeo highway crash named

3:47 pm on 4 April 2022

Police have released the names of two people who died in a crash near Kaeo in the Far North on State Highway 10 on Saturday.

Police car on the street at night

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Denise Samson, 47, and Shannon Herbert, 11, both from Kerikeri, died in the two-vehicle crash south of Kaeo Bridge just after midday on 2 April.

Four other people were seriously injured and remain stable in hospital.

Police said an investigation into the crash was ongoing and extended sincere condolences to family and friends.