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Forest
29th January 2009, 19:12
Unfortunately there's a biker down on Tamaki Drive (just opposite the Parnell Baths). Police and ambulances have been in attendance for the last hour or so.

Appears to be a fatality as the body has been covered by a white sheet. Police have shut down Tamaki Drive in both directions.

Presumably details will follow in the MSM.

Take care out there.
HungusMaximist
29th January 2009, 20:48
I live by Okahu bay which is just by Tamaki drive and while cruising out towards the city around 7pm there was a big posse of cops blocking off Tamaki Drive, probably due to an accident. So all the city bound traffic had to re-direct through Ngapipi Rd.

So back I come through the Strand around 9.30pm, hoping the cops cleared it up, however I went to the Strand/Tamaki Drive lights it was still blocked.

Anybody know what actually happened?
Ixion
29th January 2009, 20:51
In the public domain . http://www.stuff.co.nz/4833102a11.html
HungusMaximist
29th January 2009, 21:03
Thanks for merging the thread. The accident happened at Solent St which is where Mechanics Bay is (Westpac Helipad is, Mikano Restaurants and one of the entrance to Ports of Auckland).

Fuck, I hope to find out what it happened, poor soul. R.I.P. bro.
skidMark
29th January 2009, 23:39
New Zealand Police Alert 7:00pm 29 Jan 2009 Auckland City

Location of incident: Tamaki Drive

Incident type: Fatal Crash

At about 7pm a motorcycle and a car collided near the intersection of Tamaki Drive and Solent St. The motorcycle rider has received fatal injuries. Traffic is being diverted onto Ngapipi from Tamaki Drive and the Strand from Tamaki Drive. The Police serious crash unit is at the scene.
Issued By: Sergeant Christopher Money
TOTO
29th January 2009, 23:48
on tamaki drive - damn :(
MentalFacility
29th January 2009, 23:50
RIP fellow biker
bikerboy011
29th January 2009, 23:52
Dam RIP mate...
skidMark
29th January 2009, 23:58
on tamaki drive - damn :(


Yeah hard to understand given the weather tonight and at 7pm mission bay etc would have been resonably packed. So pretty hard to give it tits.

In saying this i have seen a bike pootling up the median at mission bay doing 30kph ish, and a car got sick of waiting in traffic so swung a u turn...

He was smacked up but okay, probably hear more over the coming days.