A tragic weekend on the country's roads has claimed five lives and injured many others.
One person has died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on SH1 Riverlands in Marlborough this evening.
Another has died in Waikato Hospital after a campervan and a car collided this afternoon on SH2 - Parry Palm Ave, Waihi.
The victim had been in the car. A second occupant is reported to still be in a serious condition in hospital.
Two others suffered moderate injuries in the crash.
This morning, a person died after a people-mover crashed down a bank in North Otago.