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Car crash, Dunedin, 2010

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Car crash, Dunedin, 2010

Just under half of youth (15–24 years) deaths are caused by unintentional injuries, and of these, almost three-quarters are caused by car accidents. This car contained three young men in their late teens and a 21-year-old woman. Though there were no deaths, all were injured. At the time the photo was taken police said excessive speed was a major cause of the accident.

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 28 August 2010, p. 3

by Stephen Jaquiery

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Kerryn Pollock, Child and youth health – Youth health issues, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30327/car-crash-dunedin-2010 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 2 May 2011.