
Motorway tragedy: Dad dies retrieving child's favourite toy
The "loving and dedicated" father and husband was pronounced dead at the scene.
The "loving and dedicated" father and husband was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prosecution and defence differ on movements of motorcycles before fatal crash.
Police were called to the crash on Kimbolton Rd at about 4.15pm.
Police were notified around 12.20am and want to talk to motorists who were in the area.
The woman was airlifted to hospital after the crash.
The crash happened on State Highway 53 in Wairarapa.
The incident was reported to emergency services about 1.30pm.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Police still investigating a crash that killed four Southland teenagers in Invercargill.
Police received a report of a crash on Weber Rd at 4.45pm.
The northbound lane was closed while emergency services attended.
Initial indications are southbound car crossed centre line, colliding with northbound car.
Emergency services responded to the crash just before 5pm on Friday.
The 28-year-old driver is making his first appearance today at Auckland District Court.
Man live-streamed aftermath of Invercargill crash which claimed the lives of four teens.
Bluff teen Kyah Kennedy, 16, was one of four friends killed in a crash on April 22.
Assistant Police Commissioner Bruce O'Brien responds to the harrowing road death toll, just months after the launch of the Road to Zero campaign. Video / NZ Herald
Police are begging people to slow down and focus on the road.
The death of four teenage boys last week has devastated the local Southland community.
The road from Te Kumi Station Rd to Lawrence St is currently closed.
Police have named the four boys who died.
Tributes and photos continue to flow in for group of teenagers who died in crash.
Since Friday, 10 people have died on the roads.
School rector Simon Coe said it is a difficult time for the community.
Southland communities are reeling after the death of four teens in a ute crash on Friday.
Three of the boys were 16 years old and one was 17 years old.
Witnesses tried their best to help those in crushed ute.
Witness tells of explosion-like noise after car and truck collide in Invercargill.
Multiple people have died at the scene of a crash near Queens Park, Invercargill. Video / George Heard