Three injured after campervan rolls in New Year s Eve crash in Waitaki, Otago
31 Dec, 2020 01:32 AM
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Emergency services rushed to the crash scene just after 2pm.
Three people are injured after a campervan rolled in a New Year s Eve accident in North Otago.
Emergency services were called to the one-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Seven Mile Rd in the Waitaki District, around 18km north of Oamaru, just after 2pm today.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) southern communications spokesman confirmed that a campervan had rolled.
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Nobody was trapped in the vehicle, the Fenz spokesman said.
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Road toll rising: Tragic loss after fatal crash in Christchurch
30 Dec, 2020 06:43 PM
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One person has died and others injured after a crash on Russley Road in Christchurch last night.
Police were called to the serious single-vehicle crash on in Harewood at 10.45pm.
Passers by had stopped to help before emergency services arrived and spoke about the carnage on social media.
Tributes are also being paid to the person who died, believed to be a young father.
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The road was blocked and closed but has since reopened.
People who knew the victim paid tribute on a Christchurch news Facebook page.
Holiday road toll doubles last year s after another fatal crash
(Photo / File) Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 12:29PM
One person has died in hospital following the serious crash in Dairy Flat this morning, bringing the holiday road toll to eight.
Two vehicles were involved in the collision on Kahikatea Flat Rd.
Police had rushed to scene of the crash and advised motorists to avoid the area.
Shortly after the crash a local told the Herald the collision had occurred between a 6 wheeler tanker and a car that was coming out of a driveway.
The Serious Crash Unit was notified.
The fatality brings the holiday road toll to eight - double last year s toll.