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Man dies in hospital following crash, Ngaruawahia

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A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash earlier this month in Ngaruawahia.

Emergency services were called to the crash, between a car and a motorcycle, on River Road about 7am on 1 October.

The rider was taken to Waikato Hospital with critical injuries, where he died last weekend.

Police can confirm the deceased is 59-year-old Ngaruawahia man Craig Read. Our thoughts remain with his family and loved ones.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre