Three people are injured, one seriously, and a main street in Auckland’s CBD is closed after the three-car crash involving a police car early this morning.
Video / NZ Police
A truck driver has recounted the moment of his near miss with a reckless driver, which happened just seconds before a serious crash involving a police car.
Footage has been released of a driver’s early morning, high-speed drive through central Auckland when they narrowly missed a pedestrian.
TheCCTV video, released by police, shows a bright red car weaving through traffic and passing close to a pedestrian waiting to cross a street.
The vehicle is also seen travelling on the wrong side of the road, overtaking a truck waiting to turn right at traffic lights.
Billboard Solutions truck driver Chris McManaway told the Herald he didn’t notice the car drifting behind him but saw it zoom past.
“At this point in our inquiries, we have established a vehicle has been travelling at high speed on Victoria St West.
“It has continued down the hill where it has lost control, colliding with a police car which was stationary at a red light,” Tetzlaff said.
Both vehicles sustained extensive damage.
Images from the scene show debris from the car strewn across the road.
Three people have been injured and three vehicles damaged after an early morning crash in Auckland's CBD.
Police said the car was not being pursued and they released additional footage to clarify the events leading up to the crash.
The officer driving the police vehicle received minor injuries, while the passenger was uninjured.
“Our staff were heading back towards base to finish off their shift when the incident occurred. Police have put support in place for our staff, making sure welfare is available to them should they need it,” Tetzlaff said.
The driver of the other vehicle was in hospital in a serious condition.
Footage has been released of the moments before a serious crash in central Auckland. Photo / NZ Police / Supplied
A taxi driver, whose words were translated by a friend, told the Herald he was waiting at traffic lights behind a police car when a vehicle “came speeding” in the opposite direction.
He said the vehicle and police car collided before the car spun into his vehicle.
