Incidents are part of a spate of crashes on New Zealand roads today; Otira highway closed

People were initially trapped after the crash, but have been freed.

A truck carrying fruit plunged off the road and into river flowing through gorge.

Crash is about about 1km from the summit on Rimutaka Hill Rd, SH2.

A 40-year-old man has appeared on two counts of reckless driving causing injury

Traffic has slowed to a crawl on the Mangere Bridge after at least three cars crashed.

Errol Downey was described as 'Kumeu's oldest teenager'.

Angelika Loukas had come to New Zealand in May to work as an au pair.

The 13-year-old is in Palmerston North Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

The crash happened at a major intersection in Addington, Christchurch.

A Hamilton woman has no memory of the moment a rock smashed through her windscreen.

Footage was released of a British cop in the US, along with other officers, saving a woman from a burning car. / Grand Prairie Police

Police say it's now a "battle zone" on New Zealand roads.

The man was flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.

We are just two away from last year's tragic road toll with eight dead in nine hours.

The crash happened on Kaiwaitau Rd in Mahia about 8.45pm, police say.

Five die in car crashes and two more after being hit by a train in South Auckland.

Two people are also fighting for their lives after separate crashes.

German woman one of three people killed in fatal crash at Oakleigh.

Emergency services respond after a collision between a school bus and car in Queenstown. / James Allan

A witness said the man was put in a neck brace before being taken to hospital.

Elderly man seriously hurt after his fertiliser truck and sprayer unit crashes.

One person is dead and a second is in a critical condition after Christchurch crash.

The crash has been cleared but the NZTA is warning motorists to take another way home.

There has been a fatal crash on State Highway 29 at Lower Kaimai.

A woman is critical and a man seriously hurt after a car drove off a cliff this morning.

A gas main has been ruptured in East Auckland following a car crash.

South Auckland commuter fears for his life after road rage attack.

Five weeks have passed since a traumatic car crash unfolded outside Westlake Girls' High.

Two people were trapped in their vehicle after a serious crash in Wellington.