Police seek witnesses of fatal Newbury crash
Police investigating a fatal crash in Newbury near Palmerston North are seeking help from the public.
“The crash on Hansens Line was reported to emergency services about 9am yesterday, and we believe it occurred around 3.20am that morning,” says Detective Sergeant Shelley Ross. “Sadly, a deceased person was found near the vehicle.”
Police seek any witnesses to at least two vehicles travelling together in the Palmerston North or Newbury area around 3:20am on Sunday 14 September.
Detective Senior Sergeant Ross says the vehicles of interest are a blue Mazda Demio and a white Nissan Tiida.
If you have any information that could assist our enquiries, please contact Police via 105 and reference file number 250914/0242.
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