Haki · Takanini crashTakanini BurgerFuel crash: All three people in car killed, staff inside uninjuredImerushwa 10 Novemba 2026, 07:35 UTCTazamaNakala ya maneno0:07A car crashed into Burger Fuel, killing all three people inside the vehicle.0:11The restaurant had closed, but employees were still inside cleaning up.0:14Nobody in the building was injured.0:16Investigators are working to find out why the car left the road and struck the0:19restaurant.0:20The car left Great South Road at the Oak Junction shops in South Auckland.0:24Burger Fuel sits just south of the Walters Road roundabout.0:27At Southgate in Takanini, a worker described the vehicle coming through that0:30roundabout before it hit the building.0:32The crash happened on Sunday night, November eighth.0:35Police recorded the emergency call at ten, fifteen p.0:37m.0:38Their first statement placed the crash around that time.0:40So the call record doesn't pinpoint the exact minute the car struck.0:44Saint John logged its notification at ten, fourteen p.m.0:47a minute before the police call record.0:49Two ambulances and one operations manager responded.0:52Three fire crews also attended, helping police and ambulance staff.0:56The two agencies recorded separate notifications.0:58Emergency services closed the road while they worked, and local drivers had to take1:02detours.1:02Great South Road had reopened by Monday morning.1:05Police initially announced a serious single vehicle crash.1:08Then confirmed the deaths that afternoon.1:10All three people in the car were pronounced dead at the scene.1:13Police confirmed that toll on Monday, November ninth.1:16Their earlier announcement hadn't given a casualty figure.1:19Everyone inside the restaurant escaped injury.1:21The impact left extensive damage across the restaurant's exterior.1:25Glass and pieces of broken fence were scattered at the storefront, and the wrecked1:28vehicle remained part of the scene.1:30Workers had boarded up the windows by the following morning.1:33Restaurant staff and people from neighboring shops stood outside inspecting the1:36damage.1:37Employees had been cleaning up after closing when the car struck, with their working1:40nights still underway.1:42Skid marks were visible on the footpath near the roundabout, about twenty meters1:45from the restaurant.1:46Their presence doesn't explain why the car left the road.1:49Police haven't given a measured speed.1:51The car may have passed through a gate before hitting the side of the building.1:54Other descriptions involved fencing and a window, or a concrete wall.1:58The exact sequence of those impacts is still unclear.2:00Burger Fuel's head of brand and marketing, Nikki Soons, confirmed that none of the2:04team members working that night was injured.2:06She said the company was working closely with its franchisee and staff to support2:09them.2:10Soons also offered condolences to the families and everyone affected by the crash.2:14The serious crash unit attended and is investigating.2:16Police haven't said why the car left Great South Road.2:19Formal identification of the three people who died was still underway, and police2:23said that process was expected to take some time.Mfuatano wa matukio ya habariHeyDex
