Family of man who died in Awakino Gorge crash watched it happenSUPPLIED Haji Abu Bakar Ramli died in a crash in Awakino on Sunday afternoon while his wife Kamimah Sepet followed in the car behind him. The daughter and wife of a man who died in a crash in North Taranaki on Sunday were following right behind him when he crashed. KIRSTY MCMURRAY/Stuff.co.nz The scene of a car crash near Awakino. For now, the family won't know exactly what caused the crash - other than what they saw - until the Serious Crash Unit has completed their investigation. The crash occurred roughly five kilometres north of the Awakino Tunnel in the Awakino Gorge - a windy stretch of State Highway that connects Taranaki and the Waikato.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2017 00:24 UTC