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The road was completely blocked by the accident and one person was trapped in a vehicle. That vehicle has collided with a boat. The trailer knocked the tail off again, crossed the centre line and coming into the path of another vehicle, Det Sgt Reece Munro said. [It s a] really dangerous situation to be in and we re lucky to walk away with no fatalities. Bad weather is just starting to move in on the South Island and police are hoping motorists will drive to the conditions. Provisional figures show 320 people were killed on New Zealand roads in 2020. Although that s fewer than 2019 s 352 fatal crashes, AA says that figure should have been far less, especially factoring in the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. ....