Another Australian woman killed in NZ tourist deathtrap
Melbourne woman Chelsea Callaghan died at the weekend having suffered severe head injuries while on a quad bike adventure tour less than two weeks ago.
Ms Callaghan, 38, who had signed up for a tour with “quad-bike specialist” Riverland Adventures, sustained her injuries at Klondyke Rd, in Onewhero, just outside Auckland, on October 11, according to a report.
“Her death is the fifth quad bike-related death this year and follows that of 10-year-old Sam White on October 10,” the report said.
According to data from Ministry of Innovation & Employment, formerly the Department of Labour, 850 people are injured riding quad bikes on farms every year and five die.
Recorded quad bike deaths 2012 (NZ Herald)
October : Chelsea Callaghan, 38, from Melbourne, Australia, died at the weekend following a crash near Onewhero on October 11.
October: Shane William White, 10, died in the Wairarapa.
July: US tourist Jeffrey Robert Frum, 21, died at Hahei.
March: Luke James Randle, 20, died at Foxton Beach.
January: Peter Rouse, 74, died on a Tokomaru Bay farm.
On average, 3 foreigners are killed in New Zealand every 4 days.
The Australian tourist from Melbourne was probably the 2,577th visitor killed in New Zealand since January 2000.
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