Home / New ZealandMotorcyclist dies in crash after fleeing policeNZME.18 Jul, 2015 03:28 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe crash happened on Baverstock Rd in Rotokauri. Photo / FileThe crash happened on Baverstock Rd in Rotokauri. Photo / FileA motorcyclist who died in Hamilton this morning fled police earlier in the night.Police said the 30-year-old motorcyclist died on Baverstock Rd in Rotokauri in a crash in the early hours of the morning.The road was closed for several hours as the police serious crash unit investigates. Police said they now believed the motorcyclist had earlier fled police. However, at the time of the crash he was not the subject of a pursuit, police said.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Waikato District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Freda Grace said any road death was a tragedy and police wished to extend their sympathy to the man's family.No further information would be released until police had notified next of kin.- NZMEAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandHerald NOW'It's outrageous' - Herald NOW's panel on sentence lengths and the cost of funeralsWatchNew ZealandThe good Samaritans who found a missing engagement ringWatchNew ZealandChristopher Luxon calls Ray Chung's explicit email 'pretty vile'WatchSponsoredSolar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night skyAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
