Road toll already on par with last season
Four people died on our roads after just 48 hours of the Christmas and New Year holiday break, already equalling the road toll over the entire festive season the previous year.
On Christmas Day, two people died after a car crashed into a power pole in South Auckland.
Two more people died in the early hours of Boxing Day when their car hit a bridge in West Auckland.
In a statement, Inspector Jason Homan said investigations were ongoing into the causes of both crashes, but high speeds appeared to be a factor.
Figures from the Ministry of Long queues of cars could be Transport showed four people seen on Auckland’s southern died for the entire Christmas/ motorway, from Greenlane to the New Year holiday death toll in foot of the Bombay Hills, as 2019-20. people left the city yesterday.
The previous year, nine people In Wellington, Waka Kotahi died while driving during the fesNZ Transport Agency said contive period. gestion was building in the
The official period started at northbound sections of State 4pm on Christmas Eve and Highway 1 between Peka Peka extends until 6am on Tuesday,¯andO taki.
January 5, 2021. Road traffic had also slowed
The total number of deaths on between Pukerua Bay and New Zealand roads in 2020 up to Paeka¯ka¯riki. December 26 stands at 315. The The transport agency urged road toll for 2019 was 349. motorists to check its holiday
Meanwhile, motorists faced journey hot spots tool to work out heavy traffic as holidaymakers when and where delays were escaped Auckland and Wellingexpected across the entire state ton for the new year’s break. highway network.