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A 52 year-old man is dead after a police pursuit late last night.
Police have released few details of the crash, which happened on River Rd in Christchurch.
Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey said in a written statement that the death had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Authority.
He said police would like to speak to a person who had stopped at the scene but drove off before police got their details.
"We'd like to locate this person and speak with them. We 'd also like to speak to anyone in the area of River Road, Stanmore Road, Gloucester Street last night who was disturbed or who had concerns about the driving of a motor cyclist," Mr Harvey said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective sergeant Wendy Riach on 03 363 7400.
- NZHERALD STAFF
