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!['A moment of silence' to listen for signs of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'A moment of silence' to listen for signs of life
Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted wreckage of an Italian tour bus for survivors of a crash in southern Italy that killed at least 37 people.
![Shot visitor trapped by ACC system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shot visitor trapped by ACC system
Taxpayers are trapped into paying compensation to a traveller who would rather be able to sue for damages over being shot in the head and left brain damaged.
![Kiwi pays $30,000 to clear name](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi pays $30,000 to clear name
A Kiwi fly-in, fly-out worker who had a conviction over a fatal road crash on one of Australia's most dangerous roads overturned says he has been "put through the wringer".
![Two killed on quad bikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two killed on quad bikes
A veteran farmer and a hunter have died in separate quad bike accidents.
![Quad bike victim named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quad bike victim named
Police have released the name of a man who died after his quad bike rolled down a steep bank on his farm north of Auckland yesterday.
![Skiers, elderly most injured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Skiers, elderly most injured
Skiers and older people are most at risk of injury, according to the first geographical breakdown of New Zealand accident statistics.
![Driver had 'no idea' what he had hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driver had 'no idea' what he had hit
A motorist who drove over a pedestrian on a rural road didn't return to check what he had hit because he thought somebody else was taking care of it, an inquest has heard.
![Mother, sister too late for farewell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mother, sister too late for farewell
The mother and sister of a rugby player who died after a head injury at a weekend club game are devastated they did not make it to his bedside to say goodbye.
![Analyst ignored reports, inquest told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Analyst ignored reports, inquest told
Two expert reports about an incident in which a wedding guest was run over on a Waikato road were ignored by a police crash analyst, a coroner's inquest has been told.
![Worker rescued from pipe after cave in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker rescued from pipe after cave in
A man was buried from the waist down inside an underground pipe when the steep dirt walls of a deep trench collapsed around him last night.
![Driver 'took off' after hitting man, inquest told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driver 'took off' after hitting man, inquest told
A man who came across William Hoskins dying on a rural Waikato road last January says the driver who had run over him "put his foot down" and drove off from the scene.
![Dragged boy was tied to horse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dragged boy was tied to horse
A 9-year-boy who died when a horse bolted had tied himself to the animal with a rope around his waist, police say.
![Cars collide in Lower Hutt, four injured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cars collide in Lower Hutt, four injured
Four people were injured, two seriously, when two cars collided in Lower Hutt this afternoon.
![Boy dragged to death by bolting horse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boy dragged to death by bolting horse
A 10-year old boy has died after being dragged by a bolting horse just before sunset yesterday.
![Death as unsecured loads break free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Death as unsecured loads break free
Potential to kill needs to be addressed, mourning family members insist.
![Boy dragged to his death by horse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boy dragged to his death by horse
A 10-year-old boy was killed after his horse bolted, dragging him for some distance yesterday.
![Hubbard crash trial adjourned, new date to be set](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hubbard crash trial adjourned, new date to be set
The trial of a Mosgiel man charged over the death of businessman Allan Hubbard has been adjourned this morning for a new date to be set.
![13-storey fall a puzzle for survivor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
13-storey fall a puzzle for survivor
The moments leading up to his plunge from the 15th floor of an Auckland apartment building remain a mystery for English tourist Tom Stilwell.
![Fatal car crash near Marton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal car crash near Marton
Police are investigating a fatal car crash near Marton tonight.
![Elderly man falls through plate glass window](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Elderly man falls through plate glass window
An elderly man has been flown to hospital after he tripped at his Hawkes Bay home and fell through a plate glass window.