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| Briton killed in quad bike crash | Briton killed in quad bike crash |
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| A British tourist has died in a quad bike crash in New Zealand, the Foreign Office has said. | |
| Sarah Bond, from Essex, lost control of the bike near Waitomo on the country's North Island and it plunged down a steep bank at about 1200 local time. | Sarah Bond, from Essex, lost control of the bike near Waitomo on the country's North Island and it plunged down a steep bank at about 1200 local time. |
| The 24-year-old, who was travelling alone, had been taking part in an organised quad bike tour near Te Anga, police said. | The 24-year-old, who was travelling alone, had been taking part in an organised quad bike tour near Te Anga, police said. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said Miss Bond's family had been informed. | |
| New Zealand's Department of Labour Investigators and the Waikato Serious Crash Unit are investigating the crash. | New Zealand's Department of Labour Investigators and the Waikato Serious Crash Unit are investigating the crash. |
| 'Trip of lifetime' | 'Trip of lifetime' |
| "Miss Bond is believed to have died as a result of her losing control of a quad bike she was riding which plunged down a bank in steep terrain about 2km from Te Anga," a spokesman for New Zealand police said. | "Miss Bond is believed to have died as a result of her losing control of a quad bike she was riding which plunged down a bank in steep terrain about 2km from Te Anga," a spokesman for New Zealand police said. |
| Miss Bond, from Ilford, had been due to stay in New Zealand until 28 November. | Miss Bond, from Ilford, had been due to stay in New Zealand until 28 November. |
| Her next door neighbour, Joyce Medley, said she was devastated and had known Miss Bond since she was a baby. | Her next door neighbour, Joyce Medley, said she was devastated and had known Miss Bond since she was a baby. |
| "It was only 10 days ago that she held a leaving party before flying out to New Zealand," Mrs Medley said. | "It was only 10 days ago that she held a leaving party before flying out to New Zealand," Mrs Medley said. |
| "She was a lovely, self-confident girl, she would do anything and she had decided to travel on her own, it was a very brave thing to do. | "She was a lovely, self-confident girl, she would do anything and she had decided to travel on her own, it was a very brave thing to do. |
| "Sarah had taken on two jobs, one in a bank and one at a pub so she could save up for what she had described as a trip of a lifetime." | "Sarah had taken on two jobs, one in a bank and one at a pub so she could save up for what she had described as a trip of a lifetime." |