Source: New Zealand Police –
Headline: Second fatality from Desert Road crash
Location:
Bay of Plenty
Attributable to Senior Sergeant Fane Troy, Bay of Plenty Road Policing:
A second child has died following a crash on the Desert Road north of Waiouru on Good Friday, March 30.
One child died at the scene. The second child died in Starship Hospital today as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
Another person involved in the crash remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
Both children were correctly restrained in car seats.