
Tributes, memorials for 'second to nobody' basketball star killed in crash
Mum of a basketball star killed in a crash has lost her "absolute world" friends say
Mum of a basketball star killed in a crash has lost her "absolute world" friends say
Police close road after responding to a two-vehicle accident just after 8.30pm.
The crash happened on the corner of Ulster St and Abbotsford St.
Jake McKinlay has been described as a 'young man full of talent and heart'.
Serious crash in Christchurch, at least one person injured
Dale Waitokia and Shona Brenssell took on the police, local and national, and won.
Police believe a driver "deliberately hit" and elderly man then fled the scene.
About 25 emergency service personnel were called to the crash site this morning.
Police said the man was hit on Grey St in Palmerston North just before 12.30pm.
The main road is under stop/go management as debris is cleared.
Many victim impact statements were read to the court, paying tribute to those killed.
'He couldn't get the doors open and he was basically on his last breath.'
"The youth 'flipped the bird' to the police officer and sped off again."
The 21-year-old died after falling off the back of a utility vehicle.
Witnesses rushed to nearby shops to get goggles and dive equipment.
The Herald has learned some of the victim's families were not aware of the arrest.
Marshall Higginson had three different types of drugs in his system that day.
The officer was laying spikes on Great North Rd when they were hit by a fleeing driver.
Emergency services were called to Hokio Beach Rd at around 1pm.
The head-on collision killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker last year.
State Highway 1 is blocked in both directions in the Puhoi area due to a crash.
A person escaped with moderate injuries but 'refused transport' by St John staff.
"The truck did not stop in time, and jack-knifed as it approached the lights."
Two people died after a freight train struck their car at a level crossing in 2019.
A helicopter is being sent to the accident.
A truck has crashed into a house on the Dairy Flat Highway in Albany, Auckland.
Police say the person had been struck by a car in the driveway on New North Road.
The incident is near the intersection with Major Drive, Kelson.
Three dead in overnight crashes.
Jaydus Hungahunga will be remembered as a multi-talented leader.