High drama / action on the Motor way…. Not
here miles away in Newzealand. Auckland
Motorways was established in 2008 to operate and maintain Auckland
It was noon - Police spotted the vehicle near
the Drury intersection; the offending driver failed to stop for the unit
despite being followed by flashing lights and siren. It was a BMW which entered the motorway at Drury. Police gave a
chase and the pursuit ensued onto the Southern Motorway northbound. It was
dramatic as vehicles were driven at a great speed reportedly closer to 150
kmph; the speeding BMW crashed into the rear of a Ford ute, driven by a member
of the public, near the Papakura interchange. The collision caused the BMW and
the ute to flip and roll across the motorway…… the drivers and occupants were
injured……..
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of
the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland
Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland
City , between the southern shore of
the Manukau Harbour
and the mouth of the Waikato
River Zealand 's
native mahogany. During the New Zealand Wars, a battle was fought in Pukekohe
known as the Defence of Pukekohe East 1863.
The scene described earlier ensured after a
bank robbery in Pukekohe. The news
suggest that Police were alerted to a bank robbery in Pukekohe at 11:57am,
where two partially disguised men entered the Westpac bank with what was described as a hammer. They stole
unspecified amount of cash and fled the
scene, causing no injury to staff or customers. The two offenders were
witnessed leaving the bank in a maroon BMW convertible, and seen travelling at
speed on rural roads towards the motorway at Drury.
Police were alerted; they observed the BMW
near the Drury intersection and the chase emerged ending in the collision which
caused the BMW to flip and roll across the motorway. The Ford ute has also
rolled. Consequently, the motorway was closed to all northbound traffic until
around 2:30pm
It is reported that there were about 12 people in the bank at the time
of the robbery and one of the suspects was armed with a hammer, but nobody was
injured in the incident. Following the accident, the two male suspects - aged
25 and 33 - were taken to Middlemore hospital with head injuries, while the
57-year-old driver of the ute suffered a neck injury. All three are classified
as seriously injured.
A weapon matching the description of the one
used in the bank robbery, as well as the stolen cash, was recovered from the
wrecked BMW. A property manager is quoted as saying that the robbery was
"unbelievable". The robbers threatened people, took money and escaped
in a stolen car. Police believe the
offenders may have been filmed by a witness on a cellphone, and are keen to
hear from this person or anybody else who may have information.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar .
inputs taken from : NZherald.co.nz
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