Speedster slams into cars in bus overtake gone wrong

A speeding Dunedin driver ended up unconscious on the ground after overtaking a bus around a blind corner and slamming into parked cars. 

The crash happened while the man was passing the bus at the intersection of Princes St and Ardmore Dr, near the Kensington Tavern, about 8.40pm yesterday, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said.

While overtaking, he lost control and crashed into two unoccupied parked cars.

As police arrived the man got out of the vehicle but then lay on the ground, started to bleed from his ear and became unconscious.

When paramedics arrived, the man had ‘‘come to’’ and become aggressive towards emergency services.

The man was arrested and taken to Dunedin Hospital for assessment, and a blood sample was taken to test for the presence of drugs and alcohol.

 - laine.priestley@odt.co.nz