New Zealand / Bay Of Plenty

Driver seriously injured after crashing while fleeing police

19:49 pm on 25 April 2019

The driver of a car is in a serious condition after crashing while fleeing police in Bay of Plenty.

The vehicle crashed on Te Rahu Road, near Station Road, in Whakatane around 6.20pm. Photo: 123RF

The vehicle crashed on Te Rahu Road, near Station Road, in Whakatane around 6.20pm.

The driver, the only person in the car, had failed to stop for the police a few minutes before.

The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance and motorists are being asked to avoid the area.