A Taharoa teenager killed after the quad bike she was on crashed, also seriously injuring her passenger, was a safe driver, locals say. For a town that holds just a couple of hundred to its name, it's a lot of despair to deal with in such a short time. The circumstances of the crash are as yet unclear as it appears neither the police serious crash unit or Worksafe will have any involvement. Whatever the circumstances, locals say it doesn't appear either rider was wearing a helmet, which wasn't surprising to anyone spoken to in the town. The teen's death isn't the first, and some say, won't be the last until more importance and focus is put around the use of helmets.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 17, 2016 02:37 UTC