The biker was trying get help for some stranded tourists when he came off the road.

A pedestrian is in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Henderson in west Auckland this afternoon.

A Kiwi woman died in a crash in Thailand following a celebration for winning her first Muay Thai bout.

Australians have emptied their pockets in support of the family of a pregnant mother who died in a crash. Her baby was delivered after she died and is in intensive care.

A 16-year-old girl has died and a 15-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a police pursuit in South Auckland early this morning.

A mother of three who clung to life after a horrific car crash is back home and has been able to take her first steps.

Mourners have gathered at Otamatea Marae in Northland to pay their respects to the little boy killed when he fell off his bike into the path of a milk tanker.

A fatal accident occurred today on Whagapoua Rd, near the Coromandel township.

An Alexandra man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after a crash north of the Central Otago town early today.

The mother of teenager killed in a central Auckland car crash at the weekend has told other families to love their children and forgive them.

Emergency services are attending a crash in South Auckland where a car has reportedly hit a power pole.

A woman killed in a car crash in Christchurch on Monday night has been named by police.

Robbie Taylor lost control and crashed into a tree on Ian McKinnon Drive, Eden Terrace on Sunday afternoon.

Family and friends of a young man killed in a car crash near Dunedin are remembering a "loveable rascal" who had a keen sense of humour and a cheeky grin.

A large number of students, staff and parents gathered at St Peter's College this afternoon to commemorate the life of 17-year-old Robbie Taylor who died in a car accident this weekend.

A 29-year-old female driver was the only occupant in the car when it left the road just before midnight and crashed on Annex Road

State Highway 16 is expected to be closed for some time and police are requesting that motorists consider delaying their travel.

A truck carrying a cargo of booze has blocked State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa, after it rolled into a ditch.

A serious crash on a State Highway 1 black spot south of Whangarei this morning has seen two people hospitalised with moderate injuries.

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on Whirinaki Rd early today where an elderly man died.

Just over halfway into January the road toll for the year is more than what it was at the same time last year.

Teenager was passenger in car that lost control and smashed into a tree.

One person has died and two have been injured after a crash in central Auckland this afternoon.

One person has died after crashing their car in Fielding in the early hours of this morning.

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal car crash near Dunedin International airport. Police said the only occupant of the vehicle has died after the vehicle rolled and came to a rest on its roof on Centre Road in the Momona area.

The road toll has risen to 17 following the death of an elderly woman after a crash in Motueka.

Police said the only occupant of the vehicle has died after the vehicle rolled and came to a rest on its roof on Centre Road in the Momona area.

Ten people have been injured after a collision involving three cars and a truck near Taupo.

The father of Waikato crash victim Logan Wright had the "longest, most painful, heart-wrenching" drive of his life after his son's tragic death.