New Zealand

Person dead after quad bike crash in southern Waikato

12:31 pm on 10 January 2020

One person died in a quad bike accident in Wharepuhunga in southern Waikato this morning.

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It's the sixth workplace fatality in just six days.

Police say the bike rolled on a farm and crashed.

WorkSafe has been notified; it's already investigating the other deaths, four of which involved farm vehicles like tractors and utes.