Pillion passenger dies in Tauranga motorcycle crash
By Sandra Conchie Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Bay of Plenty Times·
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Save Police and emergency services at crash involving car and a motorbike on SH2 in Bethlehem. Photo /file
A pillion passenger has died after falling off the back of a motorcycle during in a crash in Tauranga.
Police and emergency services responded to the scene of a crash involving two motorcycles on Bethlehem Rd about 5.50pm.
"Two motorbikes were riding through the town centre, one with a
pillion passenger on board," police said.
"The pillion passenger, a woman in her 30s, has come off the back of one of the bikes and has suffered a fatal head injury.
"The other riders suffered moderate injuries and have been taken to hospital."
