In brief
A vehicle reportedly speeding over 150 km/h struck a restaurant building in Takanini, south Auckland, killing three people. Police confirmed the incident and are investigating, with no injuries inside the building. Multiple news outlets reported on the crash, noting the location and fatal outcome as emergency services responded late Sunday night.
A vehicle traveling at speeds believed to exceed 150 km/h left Great South Road and collided with a building on the BurgerFuel restaurant street in Takanini, south of Auckland, killing all three occupants, police said on Monday after the incident occurred Sunday night.
Xinhua reported that the vehicle veered off the road on the evening of Sunday, crashed into the building, and that emergency services were called at 10:15 p.m. local time. The statement noted that the three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene and that no one inside the building was injured. Police are conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the crash, Xinhua said.
1News reported the triple fatality and identified the location as a BurgerFuel restaurant in Takanini. The online outlet noted that the police had confirmed the deaths but could not provide further details at the time of the report. The page announcing the story was later unavailable, 1News said.
Newswire.co.nz also covered the incident, describing the vehicle as having left Great South Road and smashed into a BurgerFuel restaurant late on Sunday night. The outlet reiterated the fatal outcome and the fact that the emergency services responded after the crash.
All sources agree that the building was not damaged beyond the impact, that no other injuries were reported inside, and that the police are still investigating how the vehicle lost control.