Teen dies after car crashes into house while fleeing police in Kumeū
RNZ/Calvin Samuel
A person has died from injuries suffered when a
car crashed into a house
in the north-west Auckland suburb of Kumeū.
An investigation has been under way since Friday night, when a car that had failed to stop for police crashed on Coatesville-Riverhead Highway at about 8.20pm.
Two teenagers were criticallly injured, while another two received serious injuries.
The conditions of three have stabilised in recent days. However, one teenage male who'd been in a critical condition since the crash, died in Auckland City Hospital on Tuesday night.
"This is a tragic development for eveyone concerned on top of an incident thathas had devastating impacts for these young people," Waitematā District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan said.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has been notified of the incident.
Photo:
Calvin Samuel
Investigations into the events of Friday night are ongoing.
Hassan said attending officers were confronted with a "very traumatic scene".
Four ambulances, five rapid response units, two operations managers and a major incident support vehicle were sent to the scene, according to a Hato Hone St John spokesperson.
Fire and Emergency dispatched two fire crews, but no one was trapped and the house suffered no structural damage.
Police say they've notified the Independent Police Conduct Authority of the incident as part of this process.
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