Cyclist confirmed dead after crash in east Auckland, police officer stood down
Auckland reporter17:22, Sep 17 2022
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A police officer has been stood down after a fatal crash in Flat Bush this morning.
A cyclist has died after a crash between them, a moving vehicle and parked cars in Auckland.
Emergency serves responded to the crash on Stancombe Rd in Flat bush at about 8.15am, police said in a statement.
“Initial indications are that one person is seriously injured.”
Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon that the cyclist died at the scene.
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An off-duty police officer was involved in the incident and had been stood down while the investigation was to be conducted, a police spokespersons said.
The incident would be referred to the IPCA.
Cordons had been lifted, and the road was open again.
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Emergency serves responded to the crash on Stancombe Rd in Flat bush at about 8.15am.
Stancombe Rd borders Barry Curtis Park, which includes a popular cycling, walking and scootering path.
Saturday’s collision was at least the third fatal crash that had occurred on Stancombe Rd in the past five years.
In 2021, a person died following a crash between a vehicle and a truck, and in 2017, a person came off a motorbike and died on the same stretch of road.
