Auckland Lime scooter death: Evidence gaps mean cause of Toben Hunt’s fatal accident may never be known

Ric StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·20 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to read‌Toben Hunt, 23, died after an accident on a Lime scooter in downtown Auckland in September 2019. Toben Hunt, 23, died after an accident on a Lime scooter in downtown Auckland in September 2019. A coroner was unable to determine the exact cause of a scooter rider’s fatal accident, after the Lime company removed its scooter and took it apart before police could inspect it. Lime’s actions led to “gaps in the evidence” during a coroner’s inquiry that has dragged on for nearly seven