Whānau members killed in crash
Two people killed in a crash in the Eastern Bay of Plenty Saturday morning were a nephew and uncle, who had collided with a ute driven by their cousin.
The vehicles collided on State Highway 2 at Nukuhou, inland from Whakatane and Opotiki, about 6.40am, police said.
Turuki Kereopa, 17, and Katiana Kereopa, 37, were killed in the crash, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The pair were driving home from a family tangi when they collided head on with a ute driven by 39-year-old Tom Kupa, who was on his way to work as a logger constructor in Rotorua.
Mr Kupa had to be cut from his ute and was in a serious but stable condition in Tauranga Hospital's intensive care unit.
Family members said they were shocked by the men's deaths.
"We have just buried my sister Jaqui and now we are getting ready to bury these two boys," an aunt, Theresa August, said.
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