Indian man dies in early morning road accident

A young Indian man has died in a fatal road crash in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.

Police Sign on Road with Police Van

A police sign and van on a closed road. Source: iStockphoto

In the early hours of this morning in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, a young Indian man has died in a fatal car crash near Tauranga. The accident happened at 4:00 am this morning on Pyes Pa Rd, near Taumata Rd. It involved a car and a truck.

Police have named the man who died as Parminder Jabbal of Ohauiti who was 27 years old. The driver of the other vehicle has sustained minor injuries and has been moved to a hospital.

The road was cordoned off by the police for a few hours but has been re-opened this afternoon.


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By Kumud Merani


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