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A motorcyclist has lost a leg after a crash on a Northland highway today.
Inspector Willie Taylor of the police northern communications centre said the motorcyclist lost control on State Highway 16 in the Kaipara region, about 100km northwest of Auckland, about 11.28pm.
Mr Taylor said the motorcyclist had been taken to hospital but would lose a leg.
He said no other vehicles were involved.
- NZPA