Weekend road toll at 5

Five people died after motoring accidents over the weekend.

Lee David Rhodes, 23, of Hokitika, died after his vehicle hit the Kaniere Bridge near Hokitika on Friday.

Colin Brown Powell, 84, of Titirangi, whose car went into a ditch on Friday, died yesterday from his injuries in Waikato Hospital.

A third person died after a motorcycle and a truck collided at the top of the Lindis Pass in Central Otago on Saturday.

Michael Keith Elliott, 27, died when the car he was driving rolled on a farm in Whatawhata, Waikato, at 7pm yesterday.

About two hours later, a motorcyclist died after a collision in heavy rain with a car on State Highway 3, 6km out of Piopio, south-west of Te Kuiti.