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Gisbourne Car surfing teen dies in hospital

Author
Gia Garrick,
Publish Date
Fri, 13 Jan 2017, 1:14PM
(Image: supplied)
(Image: supplied)

Gisbourne Car surfing teen dies in hospital

Author
Gia Garrick,
Publish Date
Fri, 13 Jan 2017, 1:14PM

A young man who was car surfing in Gisborne and fell off, has died in hospital.

The 19-year-old fell off the vehicle's roof and suffered a head injury on Sunday.

Police were notified of the incident on Collins Street in Te Hapara just before 5am that day.

He was initially taken to Gisborne Hospital, then to Waikato Hospital, where he died from his injury.

The incident's still being investigated and the death's been referred to the coroner.

A police spokesman says they strongly discourage anyone from being on the roof of a moving vehicle and putting themselves and others at risk.

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