Two people are dead following a car crash that happened at about 5.30am on Jellicoe Street in Te Puke.
Te Puke St John paramedic Rob Mabbett says two young men are dead, with one dying in the crash and the second dying soon after he arrived on the scene.
Police have cordoned off a section of Jellicoe Street, diverting the morning traffic at Cameron Road and Dunlop Road.
The vehicle being removed from the crash scene. The tree to the right is believed to be what the 4WD vehicle struck.
The car crashed just past the bridge at Ohineangaanga Stream and rolled down a bank, smashed into a tree.
This is the second fatal accident on this stretch of road in three months after a car flipped off the bridge on July 25, killing one of the vehicle's seven occupants.
THE CRASHED VEHICLE WAS BEING PURSUED BY POLICE - READ MORE HERE.
2 comments
pursuit
Posted on 08-10-2010 11:52 | By The author of this comment has been removed.
Any person running from Police whether on foot or vehicle can only blame themselves. Only the guilty try to evade. Death in a pursuit is the guilty persons fault not the Police.
Police Chases Endanger The Lives Of All Road Users Not Just Those Running From Them
Posted on 08-10-2010 15:14 | By [email protected]
Police vehicle chases put the lives of innocent road users at serious risk. Police vehicle chases are not necessary - helicopters can't be out run and can follow from a safe distance where those running from the law are unlikely to even realise they are being followed. If they don't realise they are being followed they have no reason to drive quickly and dangerously and they then pose less of a threat to other road users.
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