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Much-loved member of Central Hawke’s Bay community killed in crash

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16 Dec, 2022 12:57 AMQuick Read

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Claudia Mason will be farewelled on Tuesday. Photo / Supplied

Claudia Mason will be farewelled on Tuesday. Photo / Supplied

The woman who died in a crash on the Napier-Taihape Rd on Tuesday afternoon was Claudia Mason, 80, a retired teacher aide from Waipawa.

Police and fire crews from Hastings and Taihape were called to the single-vehicle crash down a bank off the road in Ngamahanga around 12.45pm.

A spokeswoman for Mason’s family said she was a much-loved member of the Central Hawke’s Bay community.

Her dog survived the crash but was injured and has since been euthanased.

Claudia will be farewelled at St Peter’s Church in Waipawa on Tuesday.

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A police spokeswoman said investigations into the cause of the crash were continuing.

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