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Clive Bridge: How did anyone survive this?
The scene of a truck vs car accident on the Clive Bridge in Hawke's Bay.

Horror end to Kiwi's dream trip
Three months into her trip of a lifetime, Liz Hardwick-Smith was killed in a truck crash.

Day of multiple crashes ends fatality-free run
After a holiday lull, the accidents start again on NZ's most dangerous roads.

$100k car wrecked after 'brain explosion'
A Hastings motorist has written off his $100,000 sports car while fleeing police at 130km/h.

Strength of blast blew staff into second pipe
Workers will be kept away from the site of a watermain explosion if monitoring finds any gas.

Surgery fight reflects fears over compo
Judge sides with injured worker against firm hailed after opting out of ACC cover.

Chasing pet blamed for boy's tank death
A little boy in a small East Coast town may have been chasing his puppy when he fell into a water tank and drowned.

King's son in boyracer crash
Police have laid charges after the Maori King's younger son was involved in a boyracer crash from which witnesses say he was lucky to escape alive. Residents say they can't believe the 16-year-old driver survived.

Marathon master loses legs in pipeline blast
Ian Winson, a network engineer for Watercare, was seriously injured in Saturday's gas explosion.

Fresh gas alert shuts pipeline blast site again
The site of Saturday's explosion was closed again last night after workers smelled gas.

Sleep in saves life - off to buy Lotto
Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.