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Matamata-Piako motorbike crash: One dead, another seriously injured

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Emergency services were alerted to the single-motorbike crash on the Morrinsville-Tahuna Rd at about 6.45pm Saturday. Image / Google Maps

Emergency services were alerted to the single-motorbike crash on the Morrinsville-Tahuna Rd at about 6.45pm Saturday. Image / Google Maps

One person has died and another is seriously injured after a crash involving a motorbike in the Matamata-Piako district.

Emergency services were alerted to the single-vehicle crash on the Morrinsville-Tahuna Rd; between Paeroa-Tahuna Rd and Quine Rd, at about 6.45pm Saturday.

Police said one person died at the scene, while another rider on the same bike was transported to hospital in a serious condition.

The Serious Crash Unit carried out a scene examination and the road reopened before midnight.

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Police are providing support to the families, while inquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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