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  •   Home > News > Education

    The Ministry of Education crisis support team is working closely with the small rural school near Waiuku, after the loss of two students in a triple fatal car crash

    The Ministry of Education crisis support team is working closely with the small rural school near Waiuku, after the loss of two students in a triple fatal car crash


    The five-year-old daughter and seven-year-old niece of Frances Sesi Latu-Vailea both died when the car the woman was driving, left the road and plunged into a creek at Waiuku.

    All three were killed.

    A spokesperson's confirmed they attended Mauku School, between Waiuku and Patumahoe.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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