Friday, 26 January 2018 - 11:00pm |
Northland

One dead, two critically injured in Ninety Mile Beach crash

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One person is dead and two people have sustained critical injuries after a car rolled on Ninety Mile Beach near the Waipapakauri boat ramp tonight.
 
Emergency services were notified of the crash at 9.40pm.
 
A 43-year-old man died at the scene. 
 
Two people sustained critical injuries - a 27-year-old man, who has been flown to Whangarei Hospital; and 24-year-old woman, who has been taken by ambulance to Kaitaia Hospital.  
 
A fourth occupant of the car, a 21-year-old woman, sustained minor injuries. 
 
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
 
ENDS
 
Issued by Police Media Centre.