Motorists are being urged once again to wear their seatbelts after a woman fell out of a moving vehicle and died on Onekura Rd in Waipapa, Northland, on Saturday.
Police serious crash analyst Jeff Cramp said the woman, believed to be in her 30s, succumbed to her injuries after police were alerted of the crash at 3.35 am.
Cramp said initial investigations revealed that the woman was not wearing her seatbelt when she fell out from the front passenger seat of the moving vehicle.
“Wearing a seatbelt saves lives. Even if you are a passenger, as in this case, had the occupant worn one, she wouldn’t have fallen out of the car when the door came open,” Cramp said.