
Mt Maunganui crash victim named as holiday road toll rises to 11
Brayden Tawa, of Pāpāmoa, died after a car and truck crashed on Hewletts Rd.
Brayden Tawa, of Pāpāmoa, died after a car and truck crashed on Hewletts Rd.
The two-vehicle crash north of Tauranga was reported to police at 2.02pm.
Tim O'Dwyer, 20, died in a car crash in Allenton, Ashburton, on Christmas Day.
Tragedy brings the holiday road toll to 11.
The highway between Buller and Inangahua was closed following today's crash.
Last year, the Christmas-New Year road toll was 21.
It brings the holiday road toll to nine already.
A helicopter was sent fom Dunedin to the southern holiday hotspot.
Motorists travelling out of Wellington have been told to expect delays.
Two people were also taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
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A single vehicle collided with a power pole and lines came down across the road.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent and failing to stop.
A witness said traffic is backed up in both directions.
The road where the incident occurred is now closed.
The 38-year-old dad was killed on Elwood Rd, Hastings, just days before Christmas.
Constable Karl Hewitt said at that rate he starts just waiting for an accident to happen.
“You’re only a second away from a truck coming at you.”
Police plead with drivers to take extra care ahead of holidays following a tragic weekend.
The intersection of Mount Wellington Highway and Longford St is affected.
The Cavendish Drive on-ramp heading north towards the Waterview Tunnel has been closed.
The fatal crash occurred around 1130am near Kapuni.
Emergency services are in attendance at a serious incident in Northcote involving a child and a vehicle on Onewa Rd. Video / Michael Craig
Information is sought on the driving of two vehicles prior to a fatal crash on Sunday.
Their daughter has shared a tribute on social media.
Three other people were badly injured in Monday's Te Ngae Rd/State Highway 30 crash.
Two people have died after two vehicles crashed on Te Ngae Rd/State Highway 30.