Two More Tourists Killed in New Zealand
Posted by te2ataria on December 22, 2009
The 1,759th and 1,760th Tourists to be killed in New Zealand since January 2000 were a European couple
The two tourists, a couple in their 30s, were killed when their campervan collided with another vehicle in on State Highway One about 4 km north of Towai, south of Kawakawa, Northland, New Zealand.
Police said the pair died at the scene, but refused to say how long the emergency services took before they arrived at the scene.
The accident occurred about 10.40am this morning when a southbound truck collided into the northbound campervan driven by one of the tourists.
According to the reports, the truck driver was uninjured. A woman and child in a third vehicle, which ploughed into the campervan from behind, received only moderate injuries.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3186554/Tourists-killed-in-Northland-crash
Australian tourist critically injured
Earlier today, an Australian tourist was critically injured in Rotorua. It’s believed that she was hit by car when she tried to cross a street.
Rotorua Hospital emergency department, which are unable to deal with severe head injuries, asked the Baytrust Rescue Helicopter to fly the victim to Waikato Hospital.
Meanwhile …
In another crash in North Canterbury which occurred on the State Highway 7, on Mouse Point Rd, about 100km northwest of Christchurch, another person was killed. The victim’s identity has not been released.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3184228/Accidents-kill-one-and-put-tourist-in-hospital
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