Two Germans and an Aucklander killed in crashes

The crash happened on Monday March 12 about 4.45pm near Tapapa. Photo / Google Maps

The names of three of the people killed in crashes over the last few days have been released.

Two German nationals were killed in a crash on State Highway 47 near Whakapapa on Saturday morning.

They were 31-year-old Rebekka Maria Isenmann and 35-year-old Simon Daniel Schweizer.

The woman who died in a car crash yesterday was 56-year-old Lynda Anne Bailey from Auckland.

The crash happened about 4.45pm yesterday on State Highway 5 near Tapapa in the Waikato.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause of both crashes.