Horror weekend for crashes: Over four dead, over 12 serious injuries
BREAKING NEWS: There has been a horror start to the weekend with deaths, two of the crashes were in Taranaki where over three people died, a crash occured early in the morning at around 5am in Waikato killing a 21 year old male.
The first crash in New Plymouth was in Waitara where the occupants of a car and a ute was taken to hospital in serious conditions.
A big crash in Auckland has hospitalised over seven people aswell.
More soon..
FIRST CRASH:
A 21 year old male died in Waikato when he was hit by a car farming.
MASSIVE PILE UP KILLS THREE |UPDATED 5.50PM|
Police are at the scene of a serious crash on State Highway 3 just outside Normanby in Taranaki.
Three people are confirmed dead and another seriously injured in the crash between a van and four motorbikes on Ketemarae Road at around midday.
Police were alerted at 12.04pm.
The seriously injured victim has been airlifted by helicopter to the Taranaki Base Hospital.
Four others have been taken by ambulance to the same hospital with injuries ranging from serious to minor.
At this stage it is not known what caused the crash and the Police Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
The road remains closed and detours are in place.
No information is available at this time about the occupants of the van or the motorbike riders, however no children were involved.
Police are working to inform relatives of the victims and their identities will not be released until this process is completed.
SECOND CRASH:
Emergency services attendeed a two-car crash on State Highway 3 just North of New Plymouth.
The accident happened near Big Jim's Hill.
A car and a ute collided in the crash and witness's said it was a bad crash.
A police central communications spokesman said no one was trapped but the crash had blocked one lane. No more information was immediately available.
Ambulance, Fire and Police personal remain at the scene.
The crashes follow a warning and a graphic image of the deaths in Taranaki regarding crashes.
The image is veiwable above...
FOURTH CRASH:
A massive crash has put seven people in hospital with serious conditions near Auckland.
This is breaking news, more soon.