
Critical injuries after SH30 crash involving truck
Emergency services were called to State Highway 30 at Rotoiti Forest.
Emergency services were called to State Highway 30 at Rotoiti Forest.
NZTA said the road was expected to be closed for several hours.
Emergency services were called around 4:30am.
A motorcyclist died in the crash and people have been sharing footage of the incident.
Locals urge reduced speed limits due to increased bike traffic.
Police said the incident was reported to emergency services around 2.20am on February 5.
The serious accident caused major delays this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 4pm.
The owner of the quadricycle told the Herald he was beside himself.
He was Joshua Nathanuel Love, 34, of West Auckland.
The crash was reported at 5pm on Wednesday on SH8, the Cromwell-Clyde Rd.
The two single-vehicle crashes happened about 13 hours apart.
A woman was seriously injured after her car fell down a bank inland from Wairoa.
Police confirmed there were no other passengers in the vehicle.
A person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Mouse Point Rd, Hurunui, police reported.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.
Mum says she's 'not going to let my kids down'.
First responders tried saving the person after the crash about 9.50pm yesterday.
One person died in a crash in the morning, the another less than 12hrs later.
Police were called to the crash on SH39 just before 9am.
The motorcyclist was found dead at the scene, police said.
Police said a motorcyclist is fighting for their life after the accident.
Incident one of two deadly accidents on Auckland's motorways within the space of an hour.
SH3 is still closed at Mokau after a truck rolled near Te Mahoe Rd.
The pedestrian was taken to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition.
An independent study found the 80km/h limit prevented 34 crashes in a year.
The road was closed while emergency services worked at the scene but has since reopened.