Motorcyclist dies after Waikato crash

A 49-year-old motorcyclist has died in Waikato Hospital from injuries sustained in a collision with a car on Monday.

He is the third person to die on Waikato roads this week after the deaths of two elderly Huntly women on Tuesday.

The motorcyclist sustained critical injuries in an incident on State Highway One at Te Rapa.

Waikato district road policing manager Inspector Leo Tooman said he was unable to release the dead mant's name because the formal identification process was being completed.

The crash was still under investigation and he was unable to comment on specifics but he said the Waikato road toll was already 38 this year - compared to 34 at the same point in 2010.

"Of concern for us is that this is the third death on Waikato roads this week from two crashes that occurred in what could be described as perfect driving conditions.

"We're all conscious of the large number of overseas visitors currently here to enjoy the world cup and there is a lot of emphasis on ensuring they keep left but both incidents this week involved local motorists and its important all drivers drive to survive."

Eunice Griffiths, 82, and Vina Wills, 81, were killed in a head-on collision while travelling on the wrong side of the median barrier on the Waikato Expressway near the Ohinewai Interchange.