New Zealand / Auckland Region

Driver in fatal police pursuit crash charged

19:06 pm on 9 November 2017

A man has been charged with reckless driving causing death over a fatal police pursuit in Auckland last month.

The car crashed into this tree on St Lukes Road after trying to overtake another vehicle. Photo: RNZ / Kate Newton

Two people were killed and three others injured when a car crashed into a tree on St Lukes Road.

Police said the driver had been speeding on the Northwestern Motorway shortly before.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority is also investigating.