
Driver injured and SH4 blocked after car crashes into tree
Motorists told to expect delays after driver seriously injured, State Highway 4 closed.
Motorists told to expect delays after driver seriously injured, State Highway 4 closed.
The occupants are still recovering in hospital, three remain critical.
The death has not yet been added to the holiday period road toll of six.
Four children remain in a critical condition with one set to be transferred to Starship.
The man was injured after eventually crashing the vehicle into a pole - 70km away.
The child suffered minor injuries.
Four of the five are in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
Brent Cleghorn was turning his life around and was due to start new job on January 5.
Seventeen people have died in the past 10 days.
Motorists were being warned to try a different route or expect delays.
Police appeal for witnesses after car earlier failed to stop for an officer.
Police said the motorcyclist died at the scene.
The crash was reported to police just after 9.20am today.
The road is blocked and motorists are being asked to avoid the Goodwood Heights area.
The official holiday road death toll started at 4pm on Christmas eve
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Jamie Jameson died two years ago this month. The man who hit him has been sent to prison.
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Police close road after responding to a two-vehicle accident just after 8.30pm.
The crash happened on the corner of Ulster St and Abbotsford St.
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Police believe a driver "deliberately hit" and elderly man then fled the scene.
About 25 emergency service personnel were called to the crash site this morning.
Police said the man was hit on Grey St in Palmerston North just before 12.30pm.
Police are currently attending the incident.
Police are asking motorists to avoid the area following the incident.