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Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Awanui

A motorcyclist has died in a two-vehicle crash involving a car on State Highway 1 near Awanui in Northland on Sunday.

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Emergency services were called to a crash on State Highway 1 near Awanui in the Northland township just after midday on Sunday. A motorcyclist and a car were involved in the two-vehicle collision. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

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