Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Patterson said inquiries indicated Jenkins was walking along the road when he was hit by a vehicle. A pedestrian who was found dead on the side of the road after being hit by a vehicle south of Te Awamutu was a student from Australia, police said. Joseph Jenkins, 20, was studying in New Zealand and had attended an outdoor camp in the Te Awamutu area, when he was killed in a vehicle incident near the intersection of Mellsop and Owairaka Valley roads on August 11. Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Patterson said inquiries indicated Jenkins was walking along the road when he was hit by a vehicle, causing fatal injuries. That includes anyone with dash cam footage, and anyone with CCTV cameras along Arapuni, Owairaka Valley and Mellsop roads.

Source: Stuff August 14, 2021 00:00 UTC