He added he was going to take William Quin “out tonight for a piss since his last day at farm lol”. About 10 minutes later Mani picked up Kevin Quin and they drove to pick up William Quin. Kevin Quin said he was “pretty pissed”, by the time they left, adding the other two men were “drinking lots and were also drunk”. While the truck driver was on the phone to emergency services he spotted flames under the car’s bonnet. The police serious crash unit (SCU) investigation found there was nothing the truck driver could have done to avoid the collision.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 26, 2023 02:45 UTC