Findings show that the driver might have been awake for more than 12 hours.
last year was caused by driver fatigue, with their deaths a result of smoke inhalation when their campervan caught fire.
From there, they drove to Auckland to meet Ms Yang, and the three of them travelled back down New Zealand to sightsee. A general view of the intersection of State Highway 79 and Te Moana Road near the town of Geraldine on New Zealand's South Island. Before the phone line went dead, emergency services were dispatched to the scene, identified as State Highway 79, about 2km from Geraldine.
Ms Chong was then identified as the passenger in the rear of the van, while Mr Lim was in the driver's seat and Ms Yang in the front passenger seat.
Additional indicators suggesting fatigue were identified as the crash involving a single vehicle on a straight segment of road, and the van leaving the road at a shallow angle without taking emergency action, such as braking or correcting. The fire damage indicated that the fire started on or at floor level, in front of the wheel arch in the rear of the van and spread into the engine compartment.Post-mortem examinations revealed extensive charring on all three bodies and found that the deaths were caused by the effects of the inhalation of smoke and fumes in an enclosed space, said the coroner.
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