Man dead after police chase at Clothiers Creek in Tweed Byron area
A man is dead after he fled from police at Byron Bay and was hit by a passing car in the Tweed area after road spikes were deployed.
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A man is dead in New South Wales’s north after he fled from police and was hit by a passing car on Thursday afternoon.
About 5.40pm on Thursday, September 29, officers from the Tweed/Byron Police District tried to stop a vehicle on Centennial Circuit at Byron Bay, due to its manner of driving.
The car failed to stop and continued travelling north along the M1, before road spikes were used to stop the car near Cudgera Creek.
The vehicle slowed down, before the driver fled from the vehicle on the M1 at Clothiers Creek and was hit by a passing vehicle.
The man died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.
Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District established a crime scene which will be forensically examined by officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit.
The M1 was closed, and local diversions were implemented. All roads have since reopened.
A Critical Incident Investigation Team from Richmond Police District will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident.
That investigation will be subject to an independent review and all information will be provided to the Coroner.
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