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Head-on crash between two cars near Taupo - Source: ONE News
A second woman has been confirmed dead following a head-on crash near Taupo on Saturday.
Taupo Police said a Suzuki Swift crossed the centre line on State Highway 1 at Five Mile Bay about 2.56pm, colliding with a Toyota RAV4.
The Suzuki driver, a 79-year-old woman, died at the scene and a 53-year-old woman who had been travelling in the Toyota's front passenger seat was taken to Taupo Hospital and died a short time later.
The Toyota's driver escaped with only minor injuries.
Police said inquiries so far suggested fatigue or a medical problem may have contributed to the crash.
Two fatal crashes have been reported so far this holiday weekend.
A third person was killed and two injured when a four-wheel-drive rolled into a river off the Maungatapu Track in the Maitai Valley, Nelson.
Emergency services were alerted to the Maitai Valley crash by one of the vehicle's occupants who ran to get help.
