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RNZ News
01-07-2025
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Teen dies after car crashes into house while fleeing police in Kumeū
Photo: 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. More to come... Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
01-07-2025
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Teen dies after car crashes while fleeing police in Kumeū
Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel A person has died from injuries suffered in a crash in 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. Four teenagers were hospitalised at the time, with the conditions of three stabilising in recent days. However, one teenage male who'd been in a critical condition since the crash, died in Auckland City Hospital last night. Police say they've notified the Independent Police Conduct Authority of the incident as part of this process. More to come... Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
28-06-2025
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Police say Kumeu crash 'horrific, devastating'
Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel Two teenagers remain in critical conditions after the car they were in left the road and ploughed into property near Auckland. Police have revealed they had earlier stopped the car because of how it was being driven. Police said it took off from officers but was not being pursued when it crashed on Coatesville-Riverhead Highway at about 8.20pm. Photo: Calvin Samuel "This is a horrific incident with devastating consequences for the young people involved," Waitematā District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan said. All four teenagers in the car were taken to hospital. Police said the driver lost control and crashed, with the vehicle coming to a stop upside down against a home. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel Officers who were seizing an unrelated vehicle nearby at the time heard the crash and gave first aid. RNZ's Calvin Samuel, who had been at the scene on Saturday morning, said there was still a trail of destruction. "There's a debris path of about 50 metres from the toward the property, and you can see large trees down, a ceramic sewage pipe and large tree stumps," he said. Samuel said the car appears to have completely cleared a gully before coming to a stop. "The debris leads right up to the edge of the house," he said. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel Police said it's extremely fortunate the public wasn't injured. "We're supporting the families of those injured, and the officers who responded to this tragic scene," Hassan said. She said it was a "tragic decision" to earlier flee Police. During the callout on Friday night four ambulances, five rapid response units, two operations managers, a major incident support team and two Fire and Emergency crews all responded. The Serious Crash Unit has finished investigating at the scene, and Police will be carrying out a full investigation. The Independent Police Conduct Authority has also been advised. Photo: Calvin Samuel Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
27-06-2025
- Automotive
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Crash into house in Kumeū leaves four people in critical condition
St John had sent four ambulances, four rapid response units to the scene Photo: RNZ / Mihingarangi Forbes A serious crash in Kumeū, has left four people in a critical condition. Police have confirmed a serious crash in the town involving a car crashing into a house on Coatesville-Riverhead Highway. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said they had four critical patients still at the scene of the crash. He said St John had sent four ambulances, four rapid response units, two operations managers and a major incident support vehicle. The spokesperson said it was likely the critically injured would be transferred to Auckland City Hospital. The road is currently closed and motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible. More to come
