Police can now release the names of the man and woman who died following a traffic incident on State Highway 2, Bethlehem, on Friday July 22.
They are Geoffrey Raymond Boucher, 59, and Karen Jane Boucher, 56, of Bethlehem.
The crash, involving a motorcycle and the two pedestrians occurred at around 8.30pm on Friday.
"Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time," says a Police spokesperson.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
3 comments
Was the Motor Bike speeding?
Posted on 25-07-2022 12:21 | By oceans
There is a pedestrian crossing where the accident occurred . I would be interested to know if the two who were killed were walking across the road at the lights on the green light or red light or whether they were crossing over an open part of the road. The other question I would ask is "was the motorcyclist speeding" . Being a built up area there would be lighting . Too many people are dying on New Zealand roads many through no fault of there own.
Awful
Posted on 25-07-2022 13:17 | By Kancho
What a terrible needless tragedy Condolences to the family.
speeding?
Posted on 28-07-2022 23:56 | By hexsayer
if you lived on SH2 you heard these 2 fools barreling back and forth and apparently racing each other between Whakatane and Tauranga on the state highways. I was at pizzahut when the call went out over coms about it. Fes hours after the accident I only heard one of them speeding back towards Whakatane though.
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