Possible bike vs car New Plymouth

**CM2005** · 25th March 2007, 16:46

[QUOTE=Mully;988665]It was some dozy bint stopping on the Newmarker flyover, jumping out of the cage and threatening to jump off.
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why couldn't "Van Halens - Jump" have come on at that time...

**Boob Johnson** · 25th March 2007, 17:05

The papers haven't released his name yet so neither will I but a close friend told me who it was yesterday. I knew him, we lived just around the corner from him as kids in Waitara. He went to school with one of my sisters & had been around to our house many times over the years.

RIP dude

**quickbuck** · 25th March 2007, 17:17

Condolences to friends and family of biker.
RIP Dude.

**jtzzr** · 25th March 2007, 17:37

Always so sad to hear , Condolences to the family and friends . RIP biker

**crazybigal** · 25th March 2007, 17:39

hmm came over from feathers myself at 5pm, didnt see any police or road markings, weather was calm just the usual sun in your eyes stuff.

Originally Posted by MAXIMUSDEMERITUS

Buell going uphill from Feathers, seems he may have been caught out by a wind gust as it appeared to me that collision happened in downhill lane. Impact across front of people mover and a big head-sized impression in windscreen. Ambo took rider towards Feathers quite slowly, possibly not a bad sign?

**Sensei** · 25th March 2007, 17:48

Knew him through my work & are abit blown away when I found out . Not to many 999's here so was only one of 3 people . Bloody good bugger & feel for family & friends .

**dogsnbikes** · 25th March 2007, 17:53

RIP Dude

Was almost taken out in Shannon last week missed me by a bike length and then thought he was heading striaght for the missus either highspeed drunk or thief...that asshole will be found

must be time we had a cage free day in godzone and turn SH1 and SH2 into oneway systems now that put track day in a new league

but on the serious note all.... stay focused guys

**Macktheknife** · 25th March 2007, 17:53

RIP to rider, family and friends.

**NUTBAR** · 25th March 2007, 18:24

i was in new plymouth when it happed, talked two a couple of guys who were at the crash
a car with two old people got hit by the bike and burst into flames.
the old people are ok
biker was killed instantly
he was a 38 year old father of two.

R.I.P

**Dodger** · 25th March 2007, 20:32

R.I.P
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4005174a11.html

**Grub** · 25th March 2007, 21:45

New Plymouth police also named a 38 year-old-motorcyclist who died on Saturday after a crash with a car in Devon Rd. He was Paul Durhan Mitchell.

The accident happened on the northern side of the Waiwhakaiho Bridge.

Two occupants of the car managed to get out before it caught fire but attempts to resuscitate the motorcyclist at the scene failed, the Taranaki Daily News reported.

The car driver, a 61-year-old male, received minor injuries and both he and the occupant were take to Taranaki Base Hospital.