Motorbike rider, cow dead after crash near Coromandel

The crash took place yesterday on State Highway 25, between Pipiroa Rd and Main Rd.

A motorbike rider and a cow are dead after a crash near the Coromandel.

The crash took place yesterday on State Highway 25, between Pipiroa Rd and Main Rd, in the Hauraki District just before midnight, police said.

The motorbike rider died at the scene. The cow was also killed.

SH25 is now reopened after being closed for a short period overnight.

Serious crash investigators are at the scene.

SH25 PIPIROA - SERIOUS CRASH - 6:30AM
A serious crash has CLOSED a section of #SH25 between Pipiroa Road and Bush Road. Please allow additional time for the alternative route. Detour: https://t.co/LzkPCas8qo. ^MF pic.twitter.com/xDpnMoF2bJ

— Waka Kotahi NZTA Waikato/BoP (@WakaKotahiWaiBP) June 17, 2019