
One dead after being hit by vehicle in workplace incident
WorkSafe and the police's Serious Crash Unit have been advised.
WorkSafe and the police's Serious Crash Unit have been advised.
A 'well-respected accountant' is the third person to have died in the Otago crash.
The couple posted a photo together on Facebook two hours before the crash.
Chad Clark hit the pedestrian with 'extreme force', with no attempt to swerve or brake.
Victim's mother and sister were following in car behind and were among first on scene.
Two people were killed, and four others were critically injured.
Graham Louis Rouse, 76, died in the February road accident.
A man in his 20s has died after crashing his car into a bank in the Far North.
Police responded to the crash on State Highway 3 near Troopers Road, Te Mapara at 3.45pm.
Part two: The families of two labour-hire workers killed in a road smash, have spoken up.
The crash happened about 8pm on Friday, August 18.
The ski field company earlier admitted two charges brought by WorkSafe over the crash.
According to Google Maps, traffic is backed up for more than 11km.
The westbound lane of Taharoto Road is blocked following the incident.
"That ute was a blink away from a fatal collision," road safety campaigner says.
“The crash was blocking the road initially; however, the vehicles have now been moved.”
Two people have been taken to hospital following the early morning crash.
A person was seriously injured in Waingawa after a train hit their car in July.
Connor Harley Latty died at the scene, when he was hit by the runaway truck.
He wasn't wearing a helmet but the coroner ruled it probably wouldn't have saved him.
Gypsy-Rose Walker is on life support after a crash that killed one of her friends.
Jade Mellow threatened to kill her, saying he had been 'waiting three days for this'.
The man accused of killing one woman and badly injuring another can now be identified.
Son should have been celebrating his birthday. Instead, his father died.
Christchurch woman Sandra Loveday was killed in the crash.
Rural area commander Pete Cooper said the road toll was 'just horrendous'.
A Māori response after a fatal car crash has helped make police procedures more empathic.