A woman has described how a man bounced off the front of her car and on to her windscreen before rolling under a bus.

A former top police crash investigator was involved in a head-on smash in almost the exact spot where mother-of-four Lysette Brown was killed on Monday.

Police are warning drivers to pay attention on rural roads after a head-on collision near Paeroa yesterday morning.

Police investigating a fatal west Auckland car crash are looking into whether one car cutting off another began a deadly chain of events.

Detectives have joined officers from the serious crash unit to investigate the death of a 27-year-old Auckland businesswoman in a road smash.

A woman has described her dramatic escape from her submerged car after it was swept off the road by raging floodwaters.

An elderly man who died after crashing his car into a tree in Auckland two days ago has been identified as Robert Nikora, 74, of Papatoetoe.

The husband of a woman killed in a four-car crash begged her to wake up and get off the road as their young son screamed in agony

Two teenagers have been injured after the van they were in crashed into a power pole north of Wellington today.

A proud family will farewell a 36-year-old Flaxmere man today, killed in a crash on Wednesday night after the driver missed a bend and crashed into a concrete power pole.

A 21-year-old man is in a serious condition after becoming trapped under a bus in Wellington early this morning.

'Her laugh is something I will never forget.' The former partner of a 25-year-old found dead in her crashed car after several days says she'll miss the love of her life.

A 23-month-old who died after being hit by a vehicle in the driveway of his South Auckland home may have been running to greet his father.

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 30 this morning, the second fatal in the Eastern Bay in just over 12 hours.

A horse that had to be destroyed after being hit by a car in Christchurch belonged to a local man who frequently travelled around the city centre with two horses, police say.

A cyclist, a young pedestrian and a driver were killed and one person was seriously injured on the roads this weekend.

A teenager has died after being hit by a car in Canterbury.

A cyclist in her early 50s was killed when her bike and a semi-trailer truck collided in Palmerston North today.

A haulage driver and his son were lucky to escape alive after a horrific early-morning smash with a light truck, in which the driver died instantly,

One person has died in a serious truck crash in Northland this morning.

A school principal who jumped into a moving truck when its driver had passed out, received special recognition for his efforts today.