A truck driver involved in a collision that killed a cyclist says he hadn't had an eye examination in at least five years at the time of the accident.

A 7-year-old boy was flown to Auckland's Starship Hospital in a serious condition last night after being hit by a car in Tauranga's Welcome Bay.

A 7-year-old boy hit by a car in Welcome Bay last night remains in a critical condition at Auckland's Starship hospital this morning.

A Courier Post driver says a fatal accident with a cyclist yesterday was over in an instant.

A truck driver was “within arm’s reach” of a group of cyclists seconds before his vehicle fatally collided with one of them, an inquest has heard.

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash between a cyclist and courier van at an intersection near Hillcrest this morning.

A motorcyclist has been pinned between a car and a letter box in Tauranga.

A 46-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle and an oncoming car collided near Napier has been described by a close friend as a "special, true and powerful woman".

A Dunedin driver who crashed into a cow woke up in a smoke-filled car with an 18-wheeler truck bearing down on her.

NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.

The picturesque Scenic Drive was the scene of two car crashes Saturday morning.

A driver crashed through a wall and into Kapiti Coast District Council’s debating chamber yesterday – just a day after a health and safety meeting was held in the same room.

Darren Lee Wilson, the motorcylist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today, has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

The motorcyclist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

Two men dragged an injured forestry worker from his car as it burst into flames after crashing into wandering livestock on a Far North rural road.

Mac Robinson drove past a fatal crash in Matamata on Monday night before glancing back and realising the car involved was his wife's.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.

A man was in a serious condition in Thames Hospital last night after his car burst into flames following a crash in Coromandel.

A man died after what police describe as a "highly modified trike" crashed in Napier yesterday.

A major crash involving two large trucks damaged traffic lights in Christchurch this morning.

A digger driver who was critically injured after being hit by a train this morning was carrying out work for KiwiRail.