UPDATE: Serious crash, State Highway 1, Taihape

A motorcyclist critically injured in a crash on State Highway 1, Taihape, yesterday has died.

The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, was reported to Police at 3.40pm on Friday 20 October.

The motorcyclist was transported to hospital in a critical condition and later died.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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