In brief
A vehicle in Takanini, south of Auckland, crashed into a BurgerFuel restaurant on Great South Road, killing all three occupants. Police confirmed the fatality late Sunday night and are investigating the collision, believed to involve speeds of more than 150 km/h. No one inside the restaurant was injured.
A vehicle in Takanini, south of Auckland, crashed into a BurgerFuel restaurant on Great South Road, killing all three occupants, police said Thursday.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 10:15 p.m. Sunday local time after the car left the road and struck the building, police said in a statement released Monday.
The vehicle, believed to have been traveling at more than 150 km/h, tore through the restaurant, a claim reported by Radio New Zealand, and is believed to have been travelling at high speed before the wreck.
All three occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene and no one inside the BurgerFuel was injured, police said and the investigation is ongoing.
The incident is being investigated by Auckland Police, who are looking into possible street‑racing activity on Great South Road as a contributing factor, a safety news source reported.