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Soldiers' cocaine use in Egypt investigated, cause of Wellington train derailment unknown. Video / NZ HeraldOne person has died following a two-vehicle crash on the Coromandel Peninsula. Emergency services were called to the accident on the Paeroa-Kopu Rd, in Kopu, at around 9pm yesterday. “Sadly, one person died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.

The Serious Crash Unit has examined the

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.