Two women named Smith (unrelated) killed in head-on crash
New Plymouth Police has named the two women who were killed in a violent crash on Devon Road, New Plymouth yesterday (22 April, 2015) afternoon as:
– Rachel Constance Smith of Waitara.
– Pamela Mary Smith of Waitara.
The women are not related, police said.
The deaths are [at least] the third and fourth on Taranaki roads this year and come four days after a man died when his car plunged five metres off the Vivian St overbridge into a car park.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/crash-victims-named
Kerepehi Fatal Crash
A fatal crash occurred on Hauraki rd, 200m from SH2 near Kerepehi on April 22, 2015.
Two cars had collided head-on, police said. The male driver of one car is dead and a man and woman from the other vehicle are reported to have sustained minor injuries.
https://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/36977
One fatality following serious crash on Gardeners Road
Canterbury Police confirmed that one person was killed following a serious crash involving two cars and a truck on Gardeners Road shortly before 4.45pm on 22 April 2015. The driver and sole occupant of one of the cars has been confirmed as deceased at the scene.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/one-fatality-following-serious-crash-gardeners-road
New Plymouth crash victim named
The man who was killed in a single vehicle crash on Vivian Street, New Plymouth on 19 April, 2015 has been named. He was Andrew Maurice John Warren of Urenui.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/crash-victim-named-5
Homicide victim identified
A woman found deceased at a house on Elizabeth Street, Taupo (Bay of Plenty of Murders) on Tuesday evening (14 April) has been formally identified as 47-year-old Katrina Rose Drummond.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/homicide-victim-identified-0
Police caution Northland motorcyclists following fatalities
Police are urging motorcyclists to take care while riding as more than half of Northland’s fatal crashes this year have involved motorbikes. Four of the seven victims of fatal crashes in Northland since the start of the year were motorcyclists.
– January 5: A 50-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a car on Murrays Road in Tangowahine Valley.
– February 12: A 42-year-old woman died after her moped left the road at Omapere and hit a tree.
– March 30: A 23-year-old man died after he came off his motorcycle on State Highway One north of Whangarei.
– April 9: A 53-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a car on the intersection of Riverside Drive and Mackesy Rd.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/67778212/Police-caution-Northland-motorcyclists-following-fatalities
Fatal Coromandel crash closed highway for several hours
“At this point we believe two vehicles, each with one occupant have collided head-on. One driver has died while another has suffered critical injuries. An air ambulance helicopter is flying to the scene to transport the injured party, once freed to hospital.”
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-coromandel-crash-expected-close-highway-several-hours
Multiple vehicle fatal crash in rural Waikato
“Initial information to hand is that three cars were involved in the crash and three people from the different vehicles were trapped having suffered injuries varying from moderate to critical. One of those trapped has died at the scene and fire-fighters are working to free the others to allow medical treatment.”
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/multiple-vehicle-fatal-crash-blocks-rural-waikato-highway
Missing kayaker named: ‘We will carry him in our hearts’
“Private Hamish Alexander Robert Duncan, a 20-year-old medic with the New Zealand Army, went missing while on a recreational trip at Lake Coleridge on April 4.”
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11433202
Deer seriously injures woman
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/67724114/deer-seriously-injures-woman.html
Ex-Christchurch female bodybuilder dies suddenly aged 44
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/67708963/Ex-Christchurch-female-bodybuilder-dies-suddenly-aged-44
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