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One Dead Following Ōpōtiki Workplace Incident

  • Writer: Jessica Doney
    Jessica Doney
  • Jan 13, 2023
  • 1 min read

One person has died after being injured in an incident in Toatoa, Ōpōtiki on Monday morning.


Emergency services were called to Tutaetoko Road around 10:30am to a person trapped under a digger.


Bay of Plenty Times reports, two Ōpōtiki fire crews had attended the scene.


A St Johns spokesperson says, a helicopter, an ambulance and a manager also responded to the incident.


Worksafe have confirmed the notification of the incident.


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