
Two dead in crash involving bus and truck at Marton
The drivers were the sole occupants of the vehicles.
The drivers were the sole occupants of the vehicles.
The AA says the closure must have been 'extraordinarily frustrating' for motorists.
The motorway was closed for hours.
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Two people were seriously injured in the crash and a third person was also hospitalised.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash at 6.30am.
A search was successful after river conditions improved.
One person was severely injured and sadly, died at the scene.
“Delay your journey or use an alternative route.”
Five people were in the car and two were able to get out safely, but three were killed.
Three people have been extricated from a car, following a two-vehicle crash in Waipa.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 8.30pm.
A witness said the man's motorbike slid out and he went headfirst into the middle barrier.
A neighbour says he watched someone remove a battery from the still-waterlogged car.
The car had five occupants, and two escaped following the crash.
One in serious condition and one in a minor condition.
Drivers asked to find alternative route.
The car had five occupants, and two escaped following the crash.
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Emergency services were notified of the fire at 2.16pm.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 9.20pm.
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One man was seriously injured and was transported to hospital by helicopter.
Franck Friconnet was on his way to help move cows on his parents' farm when he died.
One person had to be extricated from a car by Fire and Emergency.
Hato Hone St John said five people were taken to hospital via road and helicopter.
'There are two kids lying in the middle of the road,' a witness told police.
Speeding driver Raymond Tairua-Gray drowned after his unsafe car crashed into a creek.
St John said one person on board the bus was moderately injured in the crash.
The single-vehicle crash was reported at 8pm yesterday.