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An 18-year-old woman has died two days after suffering critical injuries in a crash between a car and truck in Manawatū.
Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Kairanga Bunnythorpe Rd and Roberts Line at about midday on Tuesday.
“The young woman was critically injured in thecrash and tragically has subsequently passed away in hospital,” they said.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were under way.
