Hawke's Bay quad biker dies

DANGER: Quad bikes are involved in five fatalities every year, on average.
DANGER: Quad bikes are involved in five fatalities every year, on average. FILE

A 64-year-old Porangahau man died at about noon yesterday after a quad bike accident on his Mangaorapa Rd farm.

Sergeant Ross Gilbert of the Waipukurau police said the quad bike rolled on hill country. The man died at the scene.

St John Ambulance Service members counselled the family until police arrived. Police and the Department of Labour are investigating.


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