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'A recipe for disaster': Unlicensed driver lost control in crash that killed two teens

Coroner finds intoxication, inexperience, and lack of supervision led to fatal crash killing two 19-year-olds on a learner's licence, stressing the importance of driver licensing safeguards.

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Circumstances that were “all too familiar” led to the death of two teens in Acacia Bay, Taupō – an inexperienced, unlicensed driver who’d consumed alcohol...

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'Recipe for disaster': Intoxicated teen behind wheel in double

Circumstances that were "all too familiar" led to the death of two teens in Acacia Bay, Taupō - an inexperienced, unlicensed driver who'd consumed...

·Otago, New Zealand
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'A recipe for disaster': Unlicensed driver lost control in crash that killed two teens

Circumstances that were “all too familiar” led to the death of two teens in Acacia Bay, Taupō – an inexperienced, unlicensed driver who’d consumed alcohol...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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