
Uber driver who killed father-of-four sentenced to community work
The fatal crash happened on Hobson St in Auckland's CBD.
The fatal crash happened on Hobson St in Auckland's CBD.
The student was taken to Rotorua Hospital and the Serious Crash Unit was advised.
A man moved the ute off the road while the driver slept at the wheel as cars sped past.
Five people died in the crash, including a child.
COMMENT: It's common for us to see children with multiple broken bones, head injuries.
Police stunned by motorist driving hands-free while eating breakfast.
One car lay crumpled in paddock, nearby a ute had flipped on to its roof.
Police were first called to reports of gang members causing "violence and disorder".
Jayde Cummings and Steve Macnee were killed in a crash near Outram in 2019. Video / Gregor Richardson / ODT
Comment: A handful of four-lane highways in a select few locations is not the solution.
'I was quite surprised by how far I got thrown', says hospitalised crash victim.
Arrangements being made for bodies of five passengers to return to China.
"This is very encouraging for a programme that has been in place less than a year."
The driver was the only person in the car.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Maritime Terrace about 5.30pm last night.
COMMENT: Regional New Zealand in revolt over horror highways.
Ratings based on records from more than eight million road crashes.
"If the occupants of that bus had been wearing seatbelts, they'd probably be alive."
Five tourists on the bus died, two were seriously injured and four moderately injured.
The NZ Transport Agency is stepping up its efforts to complete the compulsory recall.
Five people died after a tourist bus rolled on State Highway 5 at Ngātira, near Rotorua.
Focus: Scenes at the roadblock after bus crash tragedy in Rotorua. Video / Alan Gibson
Focus Live Earlier: Five dead in horror crash near Rotorua.
Crash soon after onset of wet weather.
Police have yet to locate the driver.
Ruby-Jean Steele's death is now part of a police campaign about distracted driving.
Focus: Truck crash, fire on Auckland Harbour Bridge. Video / NZ Herald
Auckland Council says e-scooters are new and there is still a lot to learn about safety.