NT road deaths: Police searching for driver after fatal crash on Kirkland Road, Palmerston
Police are still searching for a man who fled the scene of a fatal crash between two vehicles on Kirkland Road – two days after a similar tragedy at nearly the same spot.
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UPDATE, SATURDAY 9AM: A man is still on a run from police after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Palmerston on Friday at 5pm.
The driver and single occupant of one of the vehicles involved in the crash on Kirkland Road fled the scene into Durack heading towards the golf course last night.
Police confirmed this morning that they are still searching for him.
The driver has been described as a dark-skinned man of African appearance, wearing a purple shirt, light shorts and a dark coloured cast on his left arm.
Officers are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately.
In the other vehicle carrying three people, a 36-year-old male passenger was declared dead at the scene yesterday.
The remaining two male occupants, aged 80 and 35, were taken to hospital in stable conditions.
The head-on crash was close to the scene of an almost identical tragedy on May 14 – in which one woman died and three other people were injured.
Detective Sergeant, Richard Musgrave, said: “Sadly our members have now been on scene to the second fatal on Kirkland road within two days.
“That is now two families who have lost a loved one.
“Anyone with information or dash-cam footage is urged to contact police on 131 444 and quote reference P25131352.”
The crash closed the both lanes of Kirkland Road between Elrundie Avenue and Wishart Road but the road has since reopened.
Investigations into the cause of the crash remain ongoing.
UPDATE, FRIDAY 7PM: One person has died, two others are injured, and a man is on the run from police after a head-on crash between two vehicles in Palmerston on Friday evening.
Police have confirmed two vehicles, one with a single occupant and the other carrying three people, collided on Kirkland Road, close to the scene of an almost identical tragedy earlier this week.
Police say one person travelling in the vehicle carrying three people died, while the other two persons suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.
The single occupant of the other vehicle involved fled the scene into Durack, towards the golf course.
Police are now searching for the man, who has been described as a dark skinned male, wearing a purple shirt, light shorts and a dark coloured cast on his left arm.
Anyone with information is urged to contact police immediately.
Both lanes of Kirkland Road, have been closed between Elrundie Avenue and Wishart Road
It is expected closures will remain in place throughout the night.
INITIAL, FRIDAY 5.30PM: Police and emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash between two vehicles on a major road, near where a fatal crash occurred earlier this week.
Kirkland Road is currently closed in both directions after the incident was reported just after 5pm on Friday.
The NT incident map shows the crash took place near the railway tracks, in the vicinity of the Woodlake Boulevard intersection at Durack, in a similar spot to a fatal crash earlier this week involving two vehicles.
As of 5.50pm all emergency services were still in the area with traffic being redirected through Durack.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
The status of those involved is currently unknown as police investigations continue.
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