Motorcyclist killed by train

A 48-year-old motorcyclist died yesterday afternoon when he was hit by a train at Te Teko, about 20km southwest of Whakatane.

On Saturday a woman and four children were seriously hurt when their van crashed in central Otago.

Another vehicle crashed off the road into a ditch near Dargaville yesterday afternoon, seriously injuring one of the four occupants, police said.