A van carrying seven people rolled over a bank in a crash south of Charleston, near Westport.

Emergency workers are trying to free the driver of a truck which has "tipped over" on State Highway 1, just north of the Bryderwyn Range Hills in Northland.

A teenage girl injured when a stolen car crashed in South Auckland early on Sunday is still fighting for her life in Auckland City Hospital.

The Hokitika man who died following a collision between a car and his mobility scooter yesterday has been named as Robin Laurence McMurtrie.

The victim is being flown to Waikato Hospital by the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance in a serious condition.

The 16-year-old girl who was killed when a stolen car crashed was a member of a gang that allegedly encourages "night racing".

A young woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a car in central Auckland last night.

A police spokesman said the incident happened at 11.50pm last night on the main trunk line between Blighs and Wairakei Rds.

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.

A woman is in a critical condition after she was thrown from a vehicle that collided with a tree south of Auckland this morning.

A 19-year-old Dunedin man has had a charge of manslaughter laid against him for his role in a fatal accident at an intersection.

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.

Friends of the teenager who was killed in a crash in central Auckland have described him as a keen comedian and an aspiring radio broadcaster.

A French motorist appears to have driven on from a crash in Queenstown despite her car's airbags being deployed.

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.