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Police released the names of the three teenagers who died in an accident in Central Hawke’s Bay.
Flowers at the crash site.
Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin
Julianna Hickey, 18, was killed along with Sharrisse Tuaiti Perawiti Taputerangituatea (also known as Sharrisse Perawiti), also 18, and Anahera Tienda Kaa, 17, in Tuesday’s accident.
They were going to work at the Silver Fern Farms meat factory in Takapau on Tuesday, when their car collided with a truck on State Highway 2.
Perawiti and Tienda Kaa were from Dannevirke, and Hickey was from nearby Matamau. They had all been to Dannevirke High School, and one was still a student there.
Tararua District Mayor Tracey Collis, who lives in Dannevirke, said they were an important part of the local youth scene.
“[They were] well known in the community, many connections: sport, whānau, teachers, students. It really cuts through the heart of the community, especially when young people tragically lose their lives. “
The Tararua Community Youth Service installed a memorial to the victims in its building in downtown Dannevirke.
Services manager Jeanne O’Brien said they had a space where young men could come together and remember young women.
“Young people can come and sit and sing, reflect, write some notes, keepsake notes and just have a good kai, just to be together. It is really important in these moments that young people are not isolated and can sit back, reflect and share. in good things too. “
Police continue to investigate the accident.
Yesterday, the truck driver was reported to be in stable condition after being airlifted to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
