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Baby hit by car discharged from Starship
A baby is fighting for his life in hospital with a critical head injury.

Police name truck driver killed in Otago crash
Nigel Patrick Beck was killed when his truck rolled at Beaumont yesterday morning.

SH22 at Paerata reopened after crash
State Highway 22 has reopened after a crash north of Pukekohe.

Tourist drivers 'a major, major hazard'
Tow-truck driver calls out foreign tourists after crash outside Queenstown.

Countless cars drove by while woman lay trapped in car for 11 hours
She may have been freed from her trapped car, but the trauma has continued.

Bad smash near Warkworth leaves four hurt
A road traffic accident has closed a popular road in the Rodney district.

Nadine Higgins: Filming crashes for internet notoriety is sick
Comment: Police say the number of people recording video at crashes has increased.

Woman opens up after surviving car crash and night in the open
Bronwen Jones speaks about surviving a car crash and night in the open near Taumarunui last winter.

'No remorse': Killer driver says prison like a 'girls' camp'
The only surviving victim of the crash she caused says the letter shows little remorse.

Sandringham jolted as crash flips parked car
Aucklanders get rude awakening when car crash flips parked car on their street.

One dead following Waikato motorcycle crash
The crash happened on Highway 22 in Pukekawa this morning.

One person killed in State Highway 2 crash
One killed and three seriously injured in a crash in Whakamarama.

Kerre McIvor: Cyclists come off second best
COMMENT: Both motorists and cyclists have their part to play in cutting death toll.

'Unfortunate accident': Elderly lady hurt
The woman, aged in her 80s, was treated by paramedics and flown to hospital.

Insurer chases elderly man hit by car for costs
Insurance company seeks almost $3000 in repair costs from a 73yo hit by a car.

Five girls injured in Waikato crash
Five girls were injured, including a teenage driver, after a crash in the Waikato.

Driver thrown from truck cab in Raetihi crash
A driver is in a critical condition after overnight truck crash.

Pair seriously hurt after car crashes down bank
Two people, aged 19 and 21, were airlifted to hospital after the 11am crash.

Boat and trailer fly off ute in four-car crash
Lauren Letford woke to her husband shouting "F***en hold on" as a car hurtled towards them

Four injured in serious SH73 crash
Emergency services are attending a serious crash in Canterbury

Truck crash closes Tasman district road
A truck crash has closed SH63 between Kawatiri and Renwick in the Tasman district.

Road toll to date nearly on par with 2017
There have been 10 deaths on our roads so far this year, and nine fatal crashes.

Mum killed, children injured in Matamata crash
A mother of two young children was killed in a crash in Waikato over the weekend.

Traffic clear following crash south of Auckland
The collision was blocking the right northbound lane on Great South Road.

Driver seriously injured after car hits tree
The driver of a car which hit a tree is in a serious condition.

Crash survivor returns to NZ to thank lifesavers
A return to the place Meg Theriault almost died brought closure for the crash survivor.

17 of 40 road fatalities not wearing seatbelts
Northland woman tells of tragedy after her brother fails to wear a seatbelt.

One dead, another critical in Auckland crash
A person is dead following a two-car crash on Whitford Rd.