
Serious injuries after vehicle crashes into power pole
Road at Hamurana, near Rotorua, blocked and live wires are down.
Road at Hamurana, near Rotorua, blocked and live wires are down.
Their employer says they were genuine, loyal and caring men.
Councillors say the median barriers at a fatal car crash need to be scrutinised.
Police received reports of the incident at 3.40pm.
The scene examination will include an assessment of whether the incident was deliberate.
Police condemned the “disgusting” actions of a bystander who live-streamed the crash site.
The two-vehicle crash closed the highway for several hours.
Three victims were among a group of workers travelling from Bay of Plenty to Auckland.
The stretch of SH1 south of Auckland could remain closed until 5am tomorrow.
A helicopter has been dispatched to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Warkworth.
The driver of one of the two cars involved in the crash was found dead at the scene.
Emergency services are attending a serious three-car crash in central Te Awamutu.
A serious crash has closed Great South Rd in South Auckland.
'Losing so many lives at once is shocking and our hearts go out to those involved.'
The crash happened at a railway crossing near a Napier petrol station.
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hree people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Geraldine that has closed a state highway. Video / George Heard
'It got closer to the ground. By then it was too late, we were pretty much underneath it.'
One patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
'To the other people that left my brother there, I hope you get what you deserve.'
Images from the scene show the windscreen of the bus cracked.
Kennedy Rd was closed in both directions between Kennedy Road offramp and Downing Avenue.
Bilo, 25, a road worker, was killed in Ngauranga Gorge in March 2019.
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The crash happened just after 2am but is still causing delays.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the fire was reported at about 2.56pm.
A helicopter was dispatched to the crash near the border of Auckland and Waikato.