The grieving partner of a pregnant woman killed in a two-car collision last Saturday was among the mourners at her funeral in Whanganui yesterday, despite himself having been seriously injured in the accident.
Emily Jane Hurley, 20, and the couple's unborn child, Jake, were farewelled by family and friends at the Wanganui Racecourse.
After the funeral Ms Hurley and Jake were taken to the Aramoho Cemetery for interment.
Chaise Leslie, 24, and two friends were travelling with Ms Hurley when the car she was driving collided with a southbound ute driven by Albert Noel Burns, 47, also of Whanganui, on State Highway 3 near Kaitoke, south of the city, last Saturday morning.
Ms Hurley and Mr Burns were both killed in the collision.