One person died and another suffered serious injuries following a crash west of Palmerston North yesterday, which saw a car flip onto its roof.

Police urge motorists to take extra care after two people die on Waikato roads within four hours of each other.

The driver of a light truck who died in a three-vehicle collision on State Highway 2 in Tauranga yesterday has been named by police.

The driver of a truck that smashed through a barrier, plunged down a bank and landed on a motorway 7m below reckons he's had worse injuries during his jockey days.

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash in Takapuna, Auckland today.

Police are asking to speak to any witnesses of a crash that left one dead and six injured in the Western Bay of Plenty last night.

A tunnel near Christchurch was closed last night after a truck blew its turbo engine, causing the tunnel to fill up with thick black smoke.

Ironman competitors rushed to perform CPR on a man who crashed to the ground, bloodying his face, after he came off his bike during the event in Auckland.

A three-car smash on Auckland’s Harbour bridge has left a lane blocked, and traffic building up.

A truck driver who crashed through a barrier in a dramatic Auckland motorway smash yesterday morning says the crash is "a blur".

A member of the public stopped a tourist driving a rental car on the Lindis Pass and took the vehicle's keys, after narrowly avoiding a head-on collision.

"The hero in this story is the truck, that he was able to survive the impact and a fall like that." A driver credits his survival to airbags.

A car smashed through a fence into a suburban house early this morning.

A caravan has rolled over and crashed on a motorway today.

A motorcyclist and a milk tanker collided on State Highway 1 in the Waikato overnight.

Police are investigating after a patrol car and another vehicle collided on State Highway 1 at Clarence, south of Blenheim.

A 23-year-old woman who died in a head-on collision that caused chaos for a main arterial route north of Auckland has been named.

Road diversions are in place following a three-car crash which left two people injured in Paeroa.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.

A truck driver is in a serious condition after a truck and trailer unit carrying molasses rolled in the Coromandel, causing delays to traffic.

The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.

The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.

Concerns have been raised about a crooked road sign and the role it may have played in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty which left two men dead.

Three people have walked away uninjured following a smash which left two cars on their sides in Waikato today.

The name of a Scottish man of who died in a car crash on Friday has been released.

It was a grim weekend for several families around the country, after four people - including a 9-year-old boy - died in vehicle-related accidents.