Police are seeking a mystery woman who made a complaint about a driver moments before the vehicle was involved in a fatal crash near Waikato’s Mangakino last week.
The female caller was following a black Toyota RAV4 along State Highway 47 towards Tūrangi at approximately 2.45pm on April 21, Sergeant Shane McNally said.
The woman told police the vehicle was “cutting corners and crossing the centre-line”.
The RAV4 was involved in a fatal crash on Waipapa Rd north of Mangakino shortly afterwards. One person died at the scene and two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The driver, a 64-year-old man, would be sentenced in the Auckland District Court on May 6 after pleading guilty to careless driving causing death.
“Police would like to speak further to the female who made the driving complaint to get more information, as their phone number appears to be a ‘roaming number’ which does not connect when called back,” McNally said.
The woman was believed to be travelling from Whanganui towards Tūrangi with a man also the vehicle at the time of the call.
The caller or anyone who knew the pair were asked to contact police online and click “Update Report”, or call 105.
