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Man who died in Ōpōtiki crash named

Cira Olivier
Cira Olivier
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Rotorua Daily Post·
10 Mar, 2019 06:18 PMQuick Read

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The man who died in a serious crash on State Highway 2 near Ōpōtiki on Saturday afternoon has been named.

He was 55-year-old Carl Wayne Holmberg of Riverdale, Gisborne.

Emergency services were called to the two-car crash at 3.40pm on Saturday. Two helicopters were dispatched to the scene.

A woman, 54, and girl, 14, were stable in Tauranga Hospital's intensive care unit.

They were taken by helicopter in serious and moderate conditions.

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The road near the Waioeka River Bridge reopened by 7pm.

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