An inquest into the deaths of two Swedish tourists in a road crash in Northland in February could be several months away.
Emelie Jenny Green and Theresia Andrea Johansson, both 20, were killed their car collided with another car on the Brynderwyn Hills, south of Whangarei, on February 28.
Glenys Brown, coordinator at the Whangarei coroner's office, said the girls' parents have only just received the post mortem reports in Sweden, and they were still waiting on the serious crash reports from police.
"The inquest could be three to four months away, but I suspect it could be a lot longer than that," Ms Brown said.
Senior Constable Martin Geddes said a full investigation has been carried out by police.
"Our initial thought was that the driver just lost control on the wet road, possibly travelling too fast on that particular corner," he said.
"There is another thought that fatigue could have contributed but we can't say for sure." Mr Geddes said the area was notorious for accidents, and sometimes police were called there two or three times a day.
"When it rains after a dry period, we fully expect there will be accidents mainly because people do not lower their speed on corners in wet conditions," Mr Geddes said.
