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Motorists were being warned to try a different route or expect delays.
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.
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The incident happened about 5.30pm near Otaio.
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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.
The main road is under stop/go management as debris is cleared.
Many victim impact statements were read to the court, paying tribute to those killed.
'He couldn't get the doors open and he was basically on his last breath.'
"The youth 'flipped the bird' to the police officer and sped off again."
The 21-year-old died after falling off the back of a utility vehicle.
Witnesses rushed to nearby shops to get goggles and dive equipment.
The Herald has learned some of the victim's families were not aware of the arrest.
Marshall Higginson had three different types of drugs in his system that day.
The officer was laying spikes on Great North Rd when they were hit by a fleeing driver.
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One person suffers serious injuries in accident and is being airlifted to hospital.
Emergency services were called to Hokio Beach Rd at around 1pm.