Teenage boy killed while playing 'possum' on road, says resident

Photo / File

A teenage boy was killed when he was hit by a car driven by his friends while playing a game of "possum" on a west Auckland road yesterday, says a resident.

The boy, believed to be about 17 and from Massey, was hit in Scott Rd, Hobsonville about 2.20pm.

Two teenagers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless driving causing death and will appear in the Waitakere District Court this morning.

A resident of the street, who did not want to be named, told the Herald she was driving home on the 80km/h rural road when she came across two cars pulled to the side of the road.

The cars belonged to a group of four teenagers - three males and a female. One boy was lying on the ground.

"He was killed, he was killed instantly," she said. "They had just called for an ambulance and then the ambulance and things arrived but there was nothing anybody could do for him."

St John spokesman Norm Ngatai said paramedics were called to the scene to treat a male patient aged "around 17 years old".

The resident said the teens, who were not in school uniform, told her they were from Massey and had been playing a game called "possum".

In a separate incident, a 14-year-old girl was taken to Starship hospital at 5.50pm after she was hit by a car on Lincoln Rd, Henderson yesterday.

Mr Ngatai said she had injuries to her face, hands, and legs.

A Starship spokesman said she was in a stable condition last night.

Anyone who may have witnessed the Hobsonville accident is asked to contact the Waitakere police on 09-839-0600.