No pursuit before motorbike crash, police say

7:22 pm on 12 April 2020

Police say there was no pursuit of a speeding motorcyclist before a crash that critically injured a person.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

They say a stationary police vehicle spotted the motorcyclist on the south-western motorway just before midday, but lost sight of it.

A short time later, another patrol car saw it on Mt Albert Rd near Dominion Rd and did a u-turn but also lost sight of it.

The motorbike and a vehicle crashed further along Mt Albert Road.

The police say at no point did officers signal to the rider to pull over and there was no pursuit.