Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Police are hunting for a motorcycle driver after two bicycle riders were seriously injured in a collision in a Whāngarei suburb Friday.
A bicycle carrying two people was struck about 3.05pm by a motorbike on Puna Pere Drive in Tikipunga, police said.
The two people on the bicycle suffered serious injuries and were transported to Whangārei Hospital.
The motorcyclist was one of three people on motorbikes in the area at the time, and is reported to have fled immediately following the crash, police said.
They were last seen travelling towards the intersection with Spedding Road.
Police are working to identify the driver and looking for any available CCTV/dashcam footage from the area. Contact Police via 105, quoting event number P061013488.
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