Waiomio fatal crash: Victim named as Charmaine Rere Sapphire Haronga Te Purei Singh, of Gisborne

The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene of the two-vehicle crash which claimed the life of a 38-year-old Gisborne woman. Photo / NZME

Police have named the woman who died in a two-vehicle crash on King’s Birthday weekend in Northland.

She was Charmaine Rere Sapphire Haronga Te Purei Singh, 38, of Gisborne.

Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 1 near Waiomio, just south of Kawakawa, about midnight on May 31.

She died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit completed an examination, during which time the road was closed.

Police said they extended their “deepest sympathies” to the whānau pani (bereaved family).

Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.