New Zealand

Man charged following fatal crash

13:42 pm on 17 November 2021

A man has been charged in relation to a fatal crash in Rotorua last month.

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The single-vehicle crash on Te Ngae Rd occurred shortly after 11pm on 2 October.

Police say one of one of the occupants later died in hospital.

A 20-year-old Rotorua man has been charged with reckless driving causing death and refuding to provide a blood sample.

He is due to appear in Rotorua District Court on 18 November.