Police have named the man who died in a collision between a four-wheel drive vehicle and a truck and trailer unit in south Canterbury at the weekend.

A Hawke's Bay man who helped rescue a couple from their crashed station wagon in rain near Wairoa has clear memories of the driver's pleas.

An Auckland Grammar student has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being knocked off his bike in a collision with a car.

A five-and-a-half week old baby who died after a car crash in South Canterbury has been named as Amadeus Tutunoa of Timaru.

The circumstances around an accident which claimed the life of a 4-week-old baby boy, and caused only minor injuries to others in the car, will be investigated by a coroner.

A van ended up in Otago Harbour after going off Portobello Rd at Edwards Bay yesterday.

An Ashburton pensioner struck and killed by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing was on his way to buy lozenges for a sore throat.

An elderly man who died after he was hit by a van while riding his mobility scooter on a pedestrian crossing in Ashburton has been named.

The main highway north of Balclutha remains closed this morning after a head-on crash in which a woman was killed and another seriously injured.

An elderly Ashburton man has died in hospital after he was struck by a van while riding his mobility scooter over a pedestrian crossing.

A truck driver suffered serious injuries when his vehicle rolled onto its roof at Taupo this morning.

A 42-year-old woman has been killed in the Lower Kaimais after crashing into a logging truck.

Police have ruled out foul play in the case of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle.

Motorists driving over the Kaimai Ranges in Bay of Plenty are being urged to take extra care this morning, after a large amount of diesel spilled onto the road.

Police believe alcohol may be a factor in a crash which killed a 73-year-old woman in Northland last night.

Five members of a Lake Hawea family were considered lucky to be alive last night after a runaway people mover crashed into their lounge.

An 11-year-old boy who ran 6km in the dark to get help for his dad after a car crash will be protected from reading a coroner's comments that praise his heroic actions.

A woman who died after being hit by two vehicles in Wanganui on Friday night would have celebrated her 27th birthday today.

The wreckage of a car crash that killed 18-year-old Oliver Steven Mills lay unnoticed for up to nine hours in a water-filled ditch early yesterday morning.