Person hit and killed by car in one of four fatal road accidents on Sunday
Monday, 3 January 2022
A pedestrian has been hit and killed by a car in Tauranga, in one of four fatal road accidents on Sunday.
The holiday road toll stood at 14 on Monday morning.
Police were called to a crash involving a car and pedestrian on Waihi Rd, Judea, in Tauranga, on Sunday evening.
The pedestrian died following the crash, which was reported at 9.40pm Sunday.
”Police offer their sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased,” police said.
In Gisborne, emergency services were called to a fatal single-vehicle crash on Matawai Rd, Waerengaahika about 4.40pm on Sunday.
In Waikato, a person died in a single-vehicle crash on Arapuni Road, Waipa District, on Sunday afternoon.
In the early hours of Sunday, a motorcyclist died after coming off the road in Kaihu, Northland.