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Man critically injured after two-car crash on SH1

Coroner calls for stronger mine safety standards after boy's death

Farmer's close call as car crashes

Peter Larmer's quiet Sunday at home on his Levin farm was shattered when a car crashed through two fences and a verandah post, and came to rest upside down on his lawn.

Woman suffers serious injuries following crash

A woman suffered serious injuries when her car crashed down a 30-metre bank and landed in a swamp in South Taranaki.

Pedestrian dies in central Wellington

A 24-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in Wellington in the early hours of this morning.

Sympathy for driver

Riandri De Bruyn will never forget the night of the crash. She and her friends were at a party in Auckland's Glen Innes, at the home of a friend of Riandri's older brother, Chris.

Serious crash injures two

A serious crash has injured two people - one critically - and closed part of State Highway 1 just north of Warkworth.

Man dies following bike crash

A 30-year-old man has died following a motorbike crash in Dannevirke overnight.

Motorcyclist unhurt after skidding under truck

A motorcyclist had a lucky escape after crashing off his bike and skidding beneath a truck in Tairua.

Woman killed, cyclist injured in crashes

A woman was killed and a cyclist seriously injured in two serious crashes in the central North Island early this morning.

'Senseless tragedy' as car flips

A car that crashed after fleeing police clipped a pedestrian island at high speed before flipping and hitting an oncoming van.

Death following pursuit

A 28-year-old has died after the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed while fleeing police in South Auckland.

Schoolboy takes turn for worse

An Auckland schoolboy knocked down and dragged beneath a light truck on Thursday afternoon was last night fighting for his life.

Twelve hours trapped in a crashed ute

A young man with critical leg injuries lay trapped in his crashed ute for more than 12 hours after his vehicle crashed down a bank and into a tree.

Cyclist run over after slipping on ice

An Australian cyclist has been seriously injured after he slipped on ice and was hit by a car.

Student dragged beneath truck

An Auckland school is talking to its pupils this morning about traffic safety after two students were hit yesterday - one being pulled under a two-tonne truck.

Black ice to blame for SH1 crash

A crash near Taupo this morning may have been caused by black ice.

State Highway 2 closed after serious crash

State Highway 2 is closed at Mangatawhiri following a serious crash at about 2:30pm involving a car and a truck loaded with sand.