Two dead in Waikato motorcycle crash

Two people on a motorcycle have died in a crash involving another vehicle near Matamata.

Emergency services were called to the crash near the corner of State Highway 29 and Pond Rd about 8pm yesterday, a police statement said this morning.

“The motorcyclist and their passenger were pronounced dead at the scene, and another person was transported to hospital in a moderate condition.”

The Serious Crash Unit was advised and inquiries were ongoing.