Drivers involved in a four-vehicle crash in Whangārei are counting their lucky stars after escaping unscathed.
No one was seriously injured in the crash on Port Rd about 3.30pm today.
A truck slammed into the back of a Mazda car, shunting it onto a side road, before hitting a truck waiting to turn right and then hitting an oncoming truck heading towards the city.
The section of Port Rd where the crash happened was temporarily blocked as police carried out preliminary investigations.