Biker down Te Puke RIP (27 October)

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 27th October 2007, 06:54

Saturday October 27, 06:59 AM
One dead, another injured in motorcycle crash
A teenager is dead and another person seriously injured after a motorcycle crash in Te Puke tonight.

Senior Sergeant Glenn Saunders said two motorcycles collided head-on at 9.30pm.

The injured rider was taken to Tauranga hospital and is in a serious condition, Mr Saunders said.

Police inquiries into the cause of the crash were continuing. The dead person has not yet been named.

**cowboy** · 27th October 2007, 07:04

Its been a bad week

RIP.......

Ride safe yal :spudwhat:

**one-speed** · 27th October 2007, 07:14

sad RIP
.............

**T-Thunder13** · 27th October 2007, 07:18

such is the life we choose to live

**Grahameeboy** · 27th October 2007, 07:43

Not good Pete...........

**DMNTD:Me** · 27th October 2007, 08:42

FFS...

**skidMark** · 27th October 2007, 09:20

OH no not again, and another head on bewtween two bikes this is all to familiar...

RIP fallen rider, may your soul ride the highways forever

i just can't believe this.

**Matt Bleck** · 27th October 2007, 09:24

rip .

**WickedOne** · 27th October 2007, 09:53

RIP, take care out there guys!!!

**Nasty** · 27th October 2007, 10:11

RIP .. our thoughts are with you and yours.

**Matt_TG** · 27th October 2007, 10:22

The news report says it's possible they didn't have lights on. 18 year old farm manager killed .

NZ Herald Story

RIP

**devo** · 27th October 2007, 10:36

If they were riding at night without lights, then surely they must be stacking the odds against themselves.
I believe at some stage we must take responsibility for our actions.

**skidMark** · 27th October 2007, 10:41

it says neither bike was equipped with lights...which says to me race bikes...or motorcross bikes...?

theres another thread... hopefully mods will merge

**Krusti** · 27th October 2007, 10:43

or farm bikes........never good to hear

**skidMark** · 27th October 2007, 10:59

Originally Posted by Krusti

or farm bikes........never good to hear

yeah thats what i mean like off road bikes....

not exactly gunna be many racebikes in te puke.....

andi would sya it was probably reasonably low speed...but they were probably in minimal gear.....

just a quick blat round the lane type thing

heres the tv3 article...

http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNe...rticleID=37848