They went for a drive along a beach on wet sand. It didn't end well.

A person has died following a car crash on the West Coast this afternoon.

The crash involved two cars and a logging truck, police say.

Two car crashes are causing mayhem on Tauranga roads this morning.

The crash happened around 6.25pm on State Highway 1 in the Rangitikei district.

A person has been seriously injured in a crash involving a motorbike and car in Clinton.

An eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life after crashing her car in a drag race.

Incidents are part of a spate of crashes on New Zealand roads today; Otira highway closed

People were initially trapped after the crash, but have been freed.

A 40-year-old man has appeared on two counts of reckless driving causing injury

Traffic has slowed to a crawl on the Mangere Bridge after at least three cars crashed.

Errol Downey was described as 'Kumeu's oldest teenager'.

Angelika Loukas had come to New Zealand in May to work as an au pair.

The 13-year-old is in Palmerston North Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

Traffic is being diverted after a serious crash involving a cyclist in Taranaki.

Woman killed after a crash in Taranaki was Canadian national Angelika Melisa Loukas.

The crash happened at a major intersection in Addington, Christchurch.

A Hamilton woman has no memory of the moment a rock smashed through her windscreen.

The man was flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.

We are just two away from last year's tragic road toll with eight dead in nine hours.

The crash happened on Kaiwaitau Rd in Mahia about 8.45pm, police say.

Five die in car crashes and two more after being hit by a train in South Auckland.

Two people are also fighting for their lives after separate crashes.

Police said there would be long delays and asked motorists to avoid the area if possible.

The crash has blocked State Highway 1 in both directions.

German woman one of three people killed in fatal crash at Oakleigh.

Emergency services respond after a collision between a school bus and car in Queenstown. / James Allan

A witness said the man was put in a neck brace before being taken to hospital.

Elderly man seriously hurt after his fertiliser truck and sprayer unit crashes.

One person is dead and a second is in a critical condition after Christchurch crash.