Police say two women involved in a fatal crash on a farm
north of Wanganui were not wearing seatbelts.
Sergeant Colin Wright of Wanganui police said the friends
were driving a ute down a steep hill yesterday when it rolled
several times.
The 37-year-old driver suffered a fatal head injury, but her
29-year-old passenger was thrown free of the vehicle and
suffered minor cuts and bruises.
The crash happened on a property on Watershed Road at
Taunoka, 73km north west of Wanganui, about 5.45pm.
Mr Wright said neither woman was wearing a seatbelt.
"I think generally rural people think it's just too difficult
to put a seatbelt on or they can't be bothered.
"Obviously if something happens, it happens very quickly and
if you're not wearing your seatbelt, you won't have time to
put it on."
Mr Wright said he had attended a similar crash yesterday in
which peoplemover, carrying seven people, had rolled down a
steep bank.
"But they were all wearing seatbelts and they got out with
very minor scratches and grazes."
- Rebecca Quilliam of APNZ
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