Van driver still in serious condition

The driver of a van which smashed head-on into a car yesterday morning remains in a serious condition in hospital.

The car and van collided on State Highway One near Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands, killing the elderly driver of the car and a middle-aged woman passenger in the van.

Four other passengers in the van, including two children aged about 10, were also taken to hospital.

A family spokeswoman for the driver of the van says he is doing alright.

She says the family wish to keep all details about his condition private.

The holiday road toll stands at three.

The driver of a car died on Friday evening when it was struck by a train at a crossing at Sefton in Canterbury.

- NEWSTALK ZB