A motorcyclist has become the 17th person to be killed on Taranaki roads in 2019 following a crash in the south of the region on Sunday. Emergency services were alerted to the collision between a car and motorcycle on Wiremu Rd, Te Kiri, at 2.25pm. Google Maps A crash has occurred between a car and a motorcycle on Wiremu St, Opunake. READ MORE:* Taranaki car crash - five injured, one admitted to hospital* Person seriously injured in crash that landed car in coastal Taranaki paddock* Person critical after single-vehicle crash on State Highway 3Senior Sergeant Matt Prendergast confirmed one person had died in the crash but said inquiries to establish the cause were ongoing. Meanwhile about 4.55pm on Saturday, another motorcyclist was seriously injured after a collision with a car.

Source: Stuff October 27, 2019 04:07 UTC