Overview
- New Zealand police are probing a two-vehicle collision near Kinleith on State Highway 1 that killed Jamie Spence, 28, and French national Raphael Roellinger, 22, on April 29.
- Investigators say a vehicle involved in the crash attempted an overtaking move near Tar Hill and narrowly missed a northbound truck-and-trailer unit.
- Police have called for dashcam footage from drivers who passed through the Tar Hill area between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm and want to identify two northbound truck-and-trailer drivers.
- Hull Strikers, Spence’s club in Hull, paid tribute, then fielded 10 men in their next match and dedicated a win to him with his father Jon present.
- UK outlets report the Foreign Office was asked for comment, and police have not released any finding on the cause or fault in the crash.