Balclutha police were yesterday investigating an alleged road-rage dispute after two vehicles collided on Cannibal Bay Rd in the Catlins on Sunday afternoon.
Constable Darren Huddleston said a four-wheel-drive carrying six people and a Mitsubishi car carrying two people collided about 3pm on a narrow part of the road, sending one vehicle rolling down a bank and causing minor injuries to the occupants.
Reports a dispute broke out are being investigated by police.
Const Huddleston said yesterday the exact cause of the crash was not yet known, as the investigation was still in progress, and it was too early to tell whether or not charges would be laid.
• A crop of vegetables planted by school pupils at Gore Main School was stolen over the weekend. Senior Constable John Mullany said pupils had planted carrots and potatoes and the whole crop had been harvested without permission.
• Police are seeking information after a quad bike was stolen in Balclutha. Constable Andy Denny said a red and black 350cc quad bike was taken from a property in Charlotte St between 7pm on Sunday and 10.30 yesterday morning.
Two wheels had been stolen from the quad bike several months ago, and the two incidents might be linked, he said. The blue tarpaulin that covered the bike was also taken.
• Police stopped a 13-year-old girl driving north on the Milton Highway early yesterday morning. The girl was forbidden from driving, and the blue Subaru Legacy she had been driving was left at the scene.
• Two community centres were the victims of theft over the long weekend. Snr Const Mullany said a trailer-load of coal was stolen from the Mataura swimming pool between 5pm on December 30 and 9am on December 31.
