Police are offering their condolesences to the family of a man, who died in a police pursuit in the Far North - 12-Oct-2020

Justin Ricky-Lee Murray of Te Kao died and four others were injured in a fleeing driver incident near Kaitaia, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Officers stopped pursuing the vehicle but it continued on, crashing into a power pole.

Police say their thoughts are with the 24-year-old's whanau and friends.

The driver and a passenger remain in hospital in a serious but stable condition, while the other two passengers have been released from hospital.

Police are continuing to investigate and the IPCA has been notified.