The crash involved two vehicles known to each other, said police. Photo / NZME
The crash involved two vehicles known to each other, said police. Photo / NZME
Police are unhappy with the actions of passers-by used their cellphones to film the scene of a fatal road crash in Wellington.
The crash on the main State Highway 1 motorway near Tawa left one man dead on Thursday and involved two drivers who were known to each other, saypolice. It is understood the two cars may have been racing side by side - and clipped each other.
The two-car crash occurred at 3.20am.
A 54-year-old man died at the scene while the other driver – a 32-year-old man - suffered moderate injuries.
Police expect to release the name of the dead man later today.