
NZ Police vehicle crashes into ditch after failed U-turn
A video is circulating online of a NZ Police vehicle in a ditch.
A video is circulating online of a NZ Police vehicle in a ditch.
Holidaymakers are advised to keep updated as traffic congestion builds in some areas.
Police are urging drivers to be safe on the roads as the holiday road toll climbs.
Cordons were in place at north end of Back Ormond Rd, State Highway 2 still open.
Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.
Christmas-New Year period road toll increased to 14 after a crash in Rangiora.
Police are responding to a vehicle that rolled in Sefton.
Emergency services responded to the incident near Brynderwyn this afternoon.
Police have confirmed the death of another motorist.
SH63 is now closed near the Spray River Bridge.
Serious Crash Unit is investigating the crash at Riccarton Rd/Hansons Lane intersection.
Cindy Braddock and Jake Day were killed in the crash that their 3 young children survived.
The six-year-old boy is now recovering in Starship Hospital in a stable condition.
Police, firefighters and ambulance are attending the incident on Carrington Rd.
Vishal Anand, 26 died in a two-vehicle crash on Ponatahi Rd near Carterton last Wednesday.
Practical, hands-on education is the key to reducing the road toll - not advertising.
Police were called to Puna Rere Drive where the crash happened around 8.50pm.
A motorist captured the results of the deluge of heavy rain on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Penrose. Video / Charles West
Three other people in the car were also injured.
One person died after a crash in Rongotea, near Palmerston North, just after midnight.
The incident occurred on State Highway 6, the Luggate-Cromwell Highway, on Wednesday.
A crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway has blocked a northbound lane and caused delays.
Motorists are advised to expect delays.
The crash happened around 8am in city-bound lanes, before the St Lukes Rd off-ramp.
Three people have died in crashes in Wairarapa, Bay of Plenty and Central Otago.
Road blocked while police investigate.
Motorists are being advised to expect delays on State Highway 1 near Bombay.
The accident happened on Te Atatū Rd about 5.10pm.
Police were notified of the crash around 3.20pm today.