Specialist firefighters rescue four trapped inside a car at bottom of a steep gully.

The car left the road on a suburban street and hit a fence.

Hitting the highways? Here's where congestion will be at its worst today.

Ultra marathon runner Nick Ashill was struck by a ute and left for dead on a US highway.

Clinging to a life raft and driftwood, Mark Thomas struggled to stay alive for nine hours.

Person taken to Auckland City Hospital after car ends up on other side of the barrier.

The worst drivers don't come from overseas says a top Canterbury policeman.

Donations a "lifesaver" for mum of four with newborn twins who was widowed.

Expect heavy congestion on the southbound motorway, NZTA says.

A helicopter was called out to fly an injured motorist to hospital.

A rare complication after surgery for a badly broken leg almost killed Hayden Anderson.

St John Ambulance takes man to hospital in moderate condition.

Truckie was badly hurt after jumping from his truck when brakes failed.

Men would still be alive if not for 'incredibly' high speed of driver, inspector says.

Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.

The message of the map is clear - all roads in New Zealand have the potential for tragedy.

The woman who died in a crash in Clutha last week was 27-year-old Ebony Grace.

Horror day on Canterbury roads and second crash blocks highway.

The young chef from India is one of five to die on the roads so far these holidays.

Five people are in Waikato Hospital after their car crashed into a ditch.

One person has died last night in a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 5.

Police are responding to a fatal motorbike crash in Buller.

Young man who died in Hanmer Springs had celebrated 21st birthday just 40 minutes before.

Lucian Whyte's injuries mean he will spend Christmas Day in hospital.

Abdul Raheem Fahad Syed died after a black Mercedes slammed into his car early on Saturday

The incident was one of several bad crashes on New Zealand roads today.

One person is dead and three others injured after a crash in Northland this afternoon

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a horrific fatal crash this morning.

A driver has been critically injured after a truck and trailer unit crashed and rolled.

One person has been killed after a speeding driver ploughed into another car.