One dead from injuries after Ōtara motorbike crash on Auckland Anniversary Day

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Police said they are continuing to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

A person has died five days after they were injured in a motorcycle crash in South Auckland.

Police said they were called to the scene of a motorcycle crash on Bairds Rd in Ōtara just after 5pm last Monday, which was Auckland Anniversary holiday.

The rider died in hospital last
Friday, succumbing to their critical injuries.

Police said they were continuing to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the crash.