One person has died in hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Whangarei today.

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.

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

Four people have been injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle crash in Waitomo District.

All five have been taken to Rotorua Hospital, St John ambulance says.

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

Abdul Raheem Fahad Syed's widow and baby son have also travelled there for his funeral.

Speed and alcohol were not a factor, police said.

Expect heavy congestion on the southbound motorway, NZTA says.

Smashed up car displayed alongside highway to reinforce road safety message.

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

The man accused of causing the death of taxi driver Abdul Syed has appeared in court.

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

Car crashes have ruined the holidays of many people.

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

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.

A van has rolled into a ditch beside a Waikato bridge.

Four people have been injured in a car pile-up in Dunedin Central this afternoon.

The family of a taxi driver killed in a crash have received over $50,000 in donations.

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.

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

Four people are dead less than two days after the official holiday road toll began.

Three people have now died in the holiday road toll period, which began on Friday

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.