A young Kiwi missionary has died in a car accident in South Africa.

The shocking moment a three-year-old boy was hit by a truck in China has been captured on camera.

A woman wearing a moon-boot is understood to have flipped her car into a garden after her foot got caught on the accelerator.

An elderly woman has died from injuries after being hit by a car in Takapuna this evening.

A 77-year-old man suffered suspected fractured ribs when he was knocked off his push bike in Kilgour Road, Greymouth, this morning.

A crash that closed the Terrace Tunnel in Wellington has been cleared and the tunnel has re-opened, NZTA Wellington said.

Traffic is heavy and slow on Auckland's Southern Motorway as holidaymakers and commuters begin the crawl south to escape the city for Christmas.

The family of a woman killed while walking outside an Auckland garden centre will go ahead with Christmas despite the pain of their loss.

Peng Wang, who allegedly crashed into Mediaworks journalist Karen Rutherford, has been denied the return of his Chinese passport.

Police name quad biker killed in Port Waikato crash.

A teen is in critical condition after the stolen car they were in with six others crashed during a police pursuit in Whanganui last night.

Cattle have died after a truck rolled, closing part of State Highway 23, Waikato.

One person has been left severly injured after they collided with a power pole.

Three people were trapped after a two-car crash on Dunedin's Northern Motorway this afternoon.

An elderly woman who died in a car crash on Friday night has been named by police.

Seven people have been hurt, one seriously, in a crash at Totara Park in Auckland.

A male has been killed after the quad bike he was riding overturned in Port Waikato.

Dashcam footage has revealed a close call as an SUV and trailer spin out of control on a Nelson road.

A Matamata pedestrian has had a miraculous escape from serious injury after being hit by a truck this morning.

Motorists should expect delays for the next two hours after two-truck crash injures two.

A Rotorua man described as an "exemplary leader" by late kaumatua Fred Whata and as an asset to his community by a judge has been

A man killed when a van and bus collided on a busy road on Auckland's North Shore has been described as a "gentle giant".

Facts about the christmas road toll such as the highest and lowest amount of deaths and the factors involved.

A police car involved in a crash with a truck on State Highway 1 this morning was on its way to provide urgent back-up in Hamilton.

A van has leaked battery acid over the Southern Motorway in Auckland.

Police are attending a serious crash where a car and truck collided near Palmerston North.

A truck has rolled, blocking one lane of State Highway 7 - the temporary main road between Picton and Christchurch.

When authorities pulled up to a Ford parked outside a casino, they were drawn into the sort of tragic scene that has been playing out across the US.

Two people have been helicoptered to Auckland Hospital following a two-vehicle crash near Warkworth, north of Auckland, this afternoon.

The woman was flown by rescue helicopter to Wellington Hospital after she was struck by the vehicle.