Teenager who died after vehicle crashed into Whanganui River on Christmas Day named by police

December 28, 2018

A four-wheel-drive vehicle was pulled from the river this afternoon.

The teenage male who died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into the Whanganui River on Christmas Day has been named.

He was Felix Peter Newton, 17, of Gonville, Whanganui, police said in a statement today.

The accident happened on Victoria Avenue Bridge near Anzac Parade just after midnight on Tuesday.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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