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Police are hunting a driver who sexually attacked a 16-year-old woman who accepted a lift from him overnight.
The man, driving a dark blue two door car with pop-up lights, picked up the teen on Roy St in Palmerston North about 3am today.
She was driven to Ashhurst, 15km northeast of Palmerston North, where she was sexually assaulted before being pushed from the vehicle.
Detective Shelley Ross of Palmerston North CIB said the woman was emotionally shaken and treated for minor injuries.
The man was described as olive-skinned, possibly Maori, a smoker, of fattish build and aged between 19 and his mid-20s.
Anyone who saw someone matching the man's description or that of his car overnight is asked to call police on 0800 808585.
- NZPA
