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![Trapped teen calls own ambulance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trapped teen calls own ambulance
A 19-year-old man who rolled his ute called his own ambulance after laying trapped for two hours with spinal injuries.
![Cyclist hit and killed by car named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cyclist hit and killed by car named
A cyclist hit and killed by a car in east Christchurch yesterday has been named by police.
![Cyclist critical after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cyclist critical after crash
A male cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Christchurch this afternoon.
![Miracle escape for truckie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Miracle escape for truckie
Emergency services say it is a miracle that a Napier man walked away with minor injuries from a serious truck crash near Gisborne yesterday.
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Survivors 'lucky' in crash
Two "lucky" women continue to recover in hospital today after surviving a head-on crash involving a convertible Audi on Auckland's Tamaki Drive last night.
![Horror crash driver had no licence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Horror crash driver had no licence
Police have confirmed that the driver killed in a crash at Helensville with her young nephews yesterday did not have a licence.
![Woman, two kids killed in horror crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman, two kids killed in horror crash
Two children - a baby and an 11-year-old boy - and their young aunt were killed in a crash that also left their 6-year-old sister and a man fighting for their lives.
![Man hit by ambulance seriously injured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man hit by ambulance seriously injured
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was hit by an ambulance while crossing the road in south Auckland.
![Truck spills 14,000 litres of glue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Truck spills 14,000 litres of glue
Several thousand litres of glue have spilled onto the road after two trucks collided on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei this morning.
![Victim's plea for tougher car hire rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Victim's plea for tougher car hire rules
A survivor of a crash in the Lindis Pass that claimed two lives, caused by an inexperienced driver, wants to see rental car companies imposing tougher controls on who it hires vehicles to.
![Coffee can reduce car crash risk - research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Coffee can reduce car crash risk - research
Drinking caffeinated drinks like coffee significantly protects against crash risk for long-distance commercial drivers, new research suggests.
![Car blocking traffic on southern motorway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Car blocking traffic on southern motorway
There have been problems for Auckland commuters on the southern motorway this morning.
![Lawyer pleads guilty over McVicar crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lawyer pleads guilty over McVicar crash
A prominent Hawke's Bay barrister has admitted crashing into a vehicle driven by Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesman Garth McVicar.
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Calls for lower speed limit in Chch inner city
A transport expert wants lower speed limits put in place for Christchurch's new inner city.
![Singing - and sliding - in the rain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Singing - and sliding - in the rain
Long-awaited rainfall provided some respite for farmers but created trouble for drivers who were not used to the wet conditions.
![Cyclist struck and killed by truck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cyclist struck and killed by truck
A cyclist has been struck and killed by a truck near Taupo.
![Metal chunk removed from campervan crash victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Metal chunk removed from campervan crash victim
Firefighters had to pull a chunk of metal wedged into a man's leg in order to remove him from a wrecked campervan north of Auckland yesterday.
![Pedestrian hit by truck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pedestrian hit by truck
An 18-year-old man is in Christchurch Hospital after being hit by a truck in Kaikoura this morning.
![Kerre McIvor: Save tirade for the drunk driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kerre McIvor: Save tirade for the drunk driver
The father of a 15-year-old injured in a car accident in the early hours of last Sunday has lashed out at emergency services staff, accusing them of teenage accident fatigue.