One dead after suspected stolen car crashes into tree near Whanganui school

Emergency Services were called to the crash involving a car and a tree on Polson Street in Whanganui at 2.16pm.
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Emergency Services were called to the crash involving a car and a tree on Polson Street in Whanganui at 2.16pm.

The driver of a stolen vehicle involved in a fatal crash in Whanganui remains on the run.

The person who died was the passenger in the front seat, while the driver left the scene in Castlecliff, Whanganui.

Emergency services were called to the crash involving a car and a tree near Castlecliff School on Polson St at 2.15pm on Wednesday.

Police were still searching for the driver on Thursday morning, and the serious crash unit was investigating.