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Tauranga woman dies after 'incident on her mobility scooter'

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Gravatt Rd, between Papamoa and Mount Maunganui, where a woman on a mobility scooter has died. Photo/Google

Gravatt Rd, between Papamoa and Mount Maunganui, where a woman on a mobility scooter has died. Photo/Google

A woman has died after "an incident on her mobility scooter".

Emergency services were called to Gravatt Road in Tauranga shortly before 10am.

Police have said in a statement that an item of clothing became caught in one of the wheels of the mobility scooter, causing the woman to lose consciousness.

Despite attempts from members of the public to save the woman, she could not be revived.

The woman's death will be referred to the Coroner.

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