Bikers collide with Police car in Buller Gorge (1 December)

**Grub** · 1st December 2007, 21:41

NZPA | Saturday, 01 December 2007

A police traffic patrol car and a motorbike ridden by two people have collided in the Upper Buller Gorge.

Inspector Stuart Leighton of southern police communications said in a statement one of the pair on the motorbike was flown to Nelson Hospital and the other was taken to Murchison Hospital by ambulance.

Mr Leighton said the road was closed and detours were in place.

The police serious crash unit was at the scene to determine the cause of the accident.

Details of the crash were not immediately available.

**McDuck** · 1st December 2007, 22:22

I bet the cop went to pull them over and got wayyyyy to close and nocked them over.

**unrealone** · 1st December 2007, 22:24

Wonder what story they're concocking right now, while they "release" the details of the crash.

**Skyryder** · 1st December 2007, 22:41

Originally Posted by unrealone

Wonder what story they're concocking right now, while they "release" the details of the crash.

The usual. I did not see you.

Just hope the two bikers are OK Don't like the sound of it when the serious crash unit are invloved.

Skyryder

**skelstar** · 1st December 2007, 22:42

Originally Posted by Mcduck5n

I bet the cop...

Originally Posted by unrealone

Wonder what...

You guys are idiots.

**McDuck** · 1st December 2007, 22:46

Originally Posted by skelstar

You guys are idiots.

Lets see you come up with a theory then.

**SwanTiger** · 1st December 2007, 22:49

The motorcyclist was probably at fault.

Who knows? Who cares? They're both still alive.

**James Deuce** · 1st December 2007, 22:56

http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...alization.html

**Nasty** · 2nd December 2007, 06:22

Heres the article ... sounds pretty bad at the moment. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4303271a11.html

Police car was going to follow a speeding motorbike and u-turned into an on-coming bike in the Upper Buller Gorge. Seems famililar somehow.

**Dafe** · 2nd December 2007, 06:38

How do you know that thats what happened? Not a good look for the cops!

**bane** · 2nd December 2007, 07:26

Originally Posted by Dafe

How do you know that thats what happened?

that is what is being reported on ZB this morning.

Lets hope and pray they pull through.

**Oakie** · 2nd December 2007, 07:44

News report at 8am indicated that the cop was chasing 1 bike, abandoned the chase and did a U turn and a bike coming up behind went into the side of the car.

**NUTBAR** · 2nd December 2007, 08:40

bummer....hope the cops ok.

**skelstar** · 2nd December 2007, 08:52

Originally Posted by Mcduck5n

Lets see you come up with a theory then.

Why on earth would I want to unless I had a cause?

**cruza** · 2nd December 2007, 09:02

not good. Tis a great road for bikes lovely scenery and all lots of twisties.Not the best place to do u-turns in some of the bits .But then there is the days quota to fill.