Police seeking information on crash near Rotorua

Bay of Plenty Police are investigating a serious crash near Rotorua today are appealing for information from the public. A woman is in a serious condition as a result of the two-car crash at the intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 33 at Tikitere, which happened just after 9:30am.

A number of people who were at or near the scene at the time may have information that could help Police piece together what happened.

Anyone who can help is asked to please contact the road policing team at Rotorua Police Station on (07) 349 1604.

Source: Police website

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