
Two injured in Auckland crash
One person had to be extricated from a car by Fire and Emergency.
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.
The separate cases relate to the deaths of Zahquiel Taipeti and Steven Cranston.
The crash was reported to emergency services at 12.09pm.
Motorists on social media reported seeing debris 'all over the road'.
Emergency services were called to the crash about 3.04pm.
A man was airlifted to hospital after his vehicle dropped 15m off a road on to its roof in the Coromandel. Video / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The injured driver of the other vehicle was airlifted to hospital.
“We are legally allowed on the road and should be able to do so safely.”
Emergency services were alerted to the accident around 10pm
A teenager was reportedly struck by a ute before it fled the scene.
Enquiries are under way to determine the cause of the crash.
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There were no injuries but a vehicle and power pole were damaged.
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State Highway 1 was closed overnight due to the crash.
1982 crash victim's sister: “It’s just like, ‘you bastard, you brought it all up again’.
Woman says the vehicles of interest never left the accident scene.
Cranston, 43, died when he was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog in Raglan.
The man can be seen holding up traffic as he walks with his dog in the dark.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 5.10pm.
Police are looking for vehicles of interest, a Ford Falcon and a Mazda Axela.
Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on Matawai Rd.