Police can now advise that four people have died following a crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua last night.
The crash, involving two cars and seven people, was reported to Police at 7.50pm on Monday 9 December.
Three people died at the scene of the crash, one died in hospital after having been transported in a critical condition. Two people remain in hospital, one in a critical condition and one in a serious condition. One person was uninjured.
Investigations into the circumstances that led to the crash are ongoing.
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Issued by Police Media Centre