More people will die on Northland's roads through complacency unless drivers take more care and pay more attention to the road, Northland's top road cop says.
Northland's road toll is now 15, after a 65-year-old man died when two cars collided at Kareponia Hill on State Highway 10, near Awanui, at 5.45pm on Tuesday. Twelve people had died on our roads at the same stage last year.
The man died at the scene and police were yet to release his name .
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Northland road policing manager Inspector Wayne Ewers said both cars had two occupants and the man had to be cut from the wreckage. The road was closed for a while and traffic diverted.