Source: New Zealand Police –
Headline: Fatal fleeing driver incident near Hope
Location:
Tasman
Please attribute to Superintendent Mike Johnson, Tasman District Commander:
Three people have died early this morning following an incident on State Highway 6 near Hope.
Around 5:40am Police were conducting enquiries to locate a wanted person. As part of these enquiries Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Gladstone Road, Richmond.
The car failed to stop and fled towards State Highway 6, overtaking a truck and moving onto the wrong side of the road where it crashed into another vehicle that was travelling north.