A motorbike rider is in serious condition after crashing while fleeing police in Lower Hutt last night.<\/p>\n
Officers observed a motorbike being ridden in a dangerous manner on Fairway Drive, Lower Hutt, before turning on to Taita Drive around 10.30pm.<\/p>\n
“Before police signalled for the rider to stop, they allegedly accelerated, overtook another vehicle and failed to take a bend, crashing into a fence,” Hutt Valley Area Commander Inspector Wade Jennings said. <\/p>\n
“The rider sustained serious leg injuries and was transported to hospital.”<\/p>\n
The serious crash unit has examined the scene, and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.<\/p>\n
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