Almost 12 people a week are being killed by accidents in their own homes, new ACC figures show.

Twelve New Zealanders are dying each week from accidents in their homes and alcohol is a significant factor, according to ACC statistics.

Laboratory crash tests allow direct car-to-car comparisons but they don't replicate the real world.

An Auckland surgeon says he was astounded when a 15-year-old girl walked into hospital complaining she had swallowed a 19cm toothbrush.

The number of NZ recidivist drink-drivers has risen steadily over the past three years, with more than 4000 prosecuted already this year.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

A 62-year-old Dunedin man has died in a "tragic accident" after being pinned between two trucks as he talked to their drivers this morning.

The couple killed when a fleeing motorist ploughed into their car during a police pursuit last night have been named.

Police have been cleared of any wrongdoing over the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist after a pursuit last year, the IPCA has found.

Two innocent people were killed after a car involved in a police chase ran a red light.

Two people are dead after a car smash involving a car being chased by police.

Watch some real-life near-misses from Auckland's Woodward Rd crossing in Mt Albert from 2010.