Eyewitnesses say the car plunged to earth as if in a movie stunt scene.

A woman first on the scene of a fatal road crash describes trauma at witnessing event

As it happened: Members of the public rush to a car that crashed into the Mahurangi River at Warkworth. Video / Supplied

A man is in a serious condition after being pinned between a van and a house in Remuera.

A truck has rolled onto its side while travelling under a railway overbridge in Oamaru.

Police confirmed a person died after their car hit a tree on Omihi Rd on Thursday.

A crash is blocking the right lane northbound on the Harbour Bridge.

A serious smash has left part of a busy road closed ahead of rush hour this morning.

Helicopter called to car down a bank at Mt Messenger.

Dad-of-two planned to move closer to home next year, stepfather says.

The road is now open again after this morning's crash in Elderslea.

Passenger terror described as answers sought over Hannah Francis bus tragedy.

A truck driver has been critically injured in a crash on SH23 in Waikato this morning.

The right northbound lane near the Queenstown Rd overbridge is blocked.

A bus drove off the road in Glendowie and through a pōhutukawa tree.

A logging truck has ended up in a ditch on SH2 near Tangoio,

Police are responding to a serious crash in West Auckland.

The vehicle the person was driving collided with a power pole near Oreti Beach.

It was a nightmare ride for 40 pupils on their way home from school.

An early morning car chase in Sydney ended in tragedy for two Wellington teenagers

Four people were injured, one seriously, in the crash.

Khing Wong was writing a text message seconds before the fatal crash.

One person has died and another is in a critical condition.

New Plymouth couple Keith and Lou Roebuck were on SH1 in Tokoroa when tragedy struck.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash near Karapiro.

She believes girl has what it takes to overcome what life has thrown at her.

A young motorcyclist who survived a childhood horror house fire dies in a hit and run.

It's the highest it's been in more than a decade.

Father of the girl learned about tour bus crash driver's appeal dismissal on WeChat.

Police, fire and ambulance have all responded to the incident on Lake Esplanade.