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One dead, one lucky to be alive
One motorist is dead and a man is lucky to be alive after two cars collided on a rural Waikato road, sending one vehicle somersaulting through the air and leaving the other impaled by fence posts.

Escape from fiery wreck
Witnesses have described desperate attempts to save the motorists involved in a fiery crash in Napier yesterday morning.

Delays expected after egg truck crashes on SH2
A truck carrying eggs has crashed into a ditch on State Highway two at Waipukurau.

Police name man killed by tarseal truck
A road worker who died after he was run over by a tarseal spraying truck north-east of Hamilton on Thursday was today named by police as Graham Donald Bennie, 55, of Huntly.

Napier crash leaves person in critical condition
A car has burst into flames after crashing in Napier, leaving one person fighting for their life.

Motorcyclist killed after collision with van
Police are investigating a fatal crash in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood, which claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

Mate stumbles across fatal crash
A father of two young kids was killed in a motorcycle accident just minutes from his workplace. His co-worker found him...

High-speed crash victims named
Two women who were killed in a high-speed crash north of Auckland yesterday can now be named.

Impact speed in fatal crash was about 200kmh - police
Two cars involved in a double fatal accident north of Auckland yesterday hit each other at a combined speed of about 200kmh, killing two young women, say police.

Speed campaign nets $1 million
Revenue gathering or road safety? Police and drivers are at odds over speed crackdown.

Man in court over cyclist's death on Tamaki Drive
The driver who opened his door on Auckland's Tamaki Drive and allegedly caused the death of a cyclist has appeared in court.

Criminal career turns full circle
Policeman recalls arrest of driver 26 years before crash that killed woman