PhD student dies after collision with truckJieun Jung, 29, a student from South Korea studying at the Manawatu campus, died last night in Wellington Hospital following a collision between the motorcycle that she was riding and a truck on the corner of Te Awe Awe St and Fitzherbert Ave, Palmerston North, on April 18.
Ms Jung was undertaking a PhD in plant biology in the College of Sciences. Her mother and husband had been with her since arriving in New Zealand last week. Student services staff from the Wellington and Manawatu campuses have been providing support to her family and friends.
Massey University is grateful to the Korean Embassy for their assistance with travel and other arrangements for Ms Jung’s family.
The crash is the subject of police and coroner’s enquiries.
