Police release name of Lake Matahina crash victim
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Police have named the victim of a single-car crash near Lake Matahina in the Bay of Plenty on Monday.
The driver, 38-year-old Rita Ataahua Peka from Te Teko, died at the scene.
The crash happened just after midnight on Galatea Rd, about 50km west of Whakatane.
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The Serious Crash Unit continue to investigate the cause of the crash, police said in a written statement.
'Police extend their sympathies to her family at this difficult time.'