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Man dies after car plunges into river

A man is dead after he failed to take a corner and crashed his car off a bridge into the Waikato River.

Foreign drivers crash 'like rest of us'

An inquest into the horrific deaths of seven tourists has heard an appeal to Kiwis to stop blaming foreign drivers for the carnage on our roads.

Inquest into tourists' death

A coroner's inquest will start today following the deaths of seven tourists in two separate car crashes earlier this year.

Trio miraculously survive 300m plunge

Three young men were in a vehicle when it went off a road, rolled and flipped at least eight times, and ended up at the bottom of a ravine.

Fatal crash after driver lost control

A man was killed when he thrown from a car that lost control and struck a bank near Taupo last night.

‘Very, very lucky’ truck driver recovering from crash

A truck driver rescued by other truckies after crashing into a fast-moving creek yesterday is recovering in hospital.

One critically injured in collision

A person was critically injured when a car and truck collided in Otaua, southwest of Pukekohe, this morning.

Traffic delay after vehicle rolls

One person was trapped in a car after the vehicle rolled on State Highway 1 in Auckland this morning.

'He needs to buy a Lotto ticket'

A man has described how a group of truckies helped smash a window, freeing a trapped truck driver from a cab in a fast-moving creek.

Driver crashes chasing leg thieves

He thought they had stolen his leg and he was having none of it.

Car crashes into power pole in Northland

A power line is lying across a Northland road and traffic is down to one lane after a car smashed into a power pole this morning.

'Anyone can make a mistake'

A tourist driver who lost control on an icy road and caused a crash that killed his front-seat passenger has today been forgiven by the dead woman's family.

Grandparents die after truck collision

Police said it appeared the elderly driver was surprised by an approaching vehicle and took evasive action while travelling towards Napier.

Crash causes delays on Auckland motorway

A crash has blocked the right lane of the Southern Motorway and is causing delays.

Two dead after car and truck collide

The New Zealand Transport Agency said State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo was closed until further notice.

The piece of metal that saves lives

A wire-rope barrier on a busy, scenic stretch of road north of Wellington responsible for stopping deadly head-on crashes.

Family were 'relying' on crash victim

One of the four men killed in a car crash on Muriwai Beach was the sole provider for his family, friends say.

Muriwai beach crash: Victims named

Three of the four victims of the beach crash at Muriwai yesterday were working at Queens Academic Group in Auckland and the fourth was a friend of theirs.