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29 Jan 2026 9:33
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  •   Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    Tragedy in the small rural Waikato community of Ngahinapouri, southwest of Hamilton, with two separate fatal car crashes

    Tragedy in the small rural Waikato community of Ngahinapouri, southwest of Hamilton, with two separate fatal car crashes


    Emergency services were told of a single vehicle crash on Oregan Road, before 8pm last night.

    One person died at the scene and a second person was seriously injured.

    Earlier in the day, only around six kilometres away another single-vehicle collision on Kakaramea Road - State Highway 39, left one person dead.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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