Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash in which a teenager died in central Nelson.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Tielyr Saige Ayrton, 17, of Stoke was killed when the car she was in crashed into a tree on Rutherford Street in Nelson during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police have said shortly before the crash, a police vehicle was responding to an unrelated incident when a vehicle nearby sped off.
It crashed into a tree at the intersection of Waimea Rd and Rutherford St, outside Nelson College for Girls.
A police investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing and a number of witnesses are yet to be spoken to.
As part of their enquiries, police would like to hear from anyone with CCTV or dash cam footage showing vehicles travelling along Waimea Road at about 1.35am, between the intersection of Tukuka Street and Rutherford Street.
Two passengers from the car remain in hospital in a serious but stable condition.