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Police can now release further information regarding the tragic incident near Raetihi yesterday, where three people were killed.
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Emergency services were called to a rural property just after 11am, after a vehicle crashed into a dam on the property.
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Police can now confirm four people - two adults and two children - were travelling on a side-by-side off-road vehicle at the time of the crash.
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One of the vehicle's occupants, a 69-year-old man, was able to extricate himself from the vehicle.
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The remaining three occupants were trapped in the vehicle, which was fully submerged in the water.
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Tragically they were deceased when recovered from the vehicle by emergency services.
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Those who died were a 66-year-old woman and two boys, aged five and ten.
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The 69-year-old man was transported to Whanganui Hospital by helicopter with moderate injuries.
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Those involved in the crash were from the same family and Police and Victim Support are providing assistance to family members.
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Enquiries into the circumstances leading to the crash are ongoing.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.?