Speed ‘a factor’ in fatal crash
A man in his 20s has died and another has been critically injured after a bus and a car crashed in central Auckland.
Emergency services were called to Gowing Drive in Meadowbank after the crash, which happened about 11.30am yesteday.
Senior police sergeant Matt Rogers said it was believed the driver of the car, who died at the scene, had sped on to the opposite side of the road and hit the bus. ‘‘Speed definitely appears to have been a factor as well as being on the wrong side of the road.’’
The man’s family has been informed of his death and friends arrived at the scene to help officers identify him.
Two people initially trapped in the car were freed by firefighters,
a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said.
A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said early reports from the scene showed 10 people were injured.
One was in a serious condition in Auckland City Hospital, while others suffered minor injuries, she said.
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.