Source: New Zealand Police –
Headline: Update 3 – fatal crash north of Waiouru
Location:
Bay of Plenty
Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Fane Troy, Bay of Plenty Road Policing
A young child has died following a serious crash on the Desert Rd (SH1) this afternoon.
Police at the scene have now established that the crash involved two cars and two truck-trailer units.
It happened in the south-bound lane.
Three people were taken to Waikato Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.
Another person with moderate injuries was taken by ambulance to Whanganui Hospital.