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To be attributed to Detective Inspector Scott Beard:
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Two people are dead following a crash on St Lukes Road, Auckland overnight. ??
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At 1.08am, police on the North Western motorway saw a speeding vehicle. ?Once Police caught up to this vehicle, a pursuit commenced. ?The vehicle had been sighted travelling at approximately 130 kph in an 80kph zone.?
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The vehicle did not pull over and instead fled from police.?
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The vehicle exited the motorway at the St Lukes off-ramp and at 1.12am, when overtaking another vehicle, crashed into a tree on St Lukes Road.?
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Five people were in the vehicle. ? The deceased are a 25-year-old Auckland woman and a 29-year-old Auckland man. Both were rear seat passengers. ??
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The driver, believed to be a 22-year-old man, and two other passengers have been hospitalised with moderate to serious injuries. ??
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The crash has been referred to the IPCA and Police are also conducting our own investigation, both of which are standard procedure.?
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Police would like to speak to the driver of the vehicle being overtaken at the time of the crash, as well any other witnesses to the pursuit - please call Auckland Central Police Station on 09 302 6400.?
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Issued by Police Media Centre.
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