Fatal crash

One person died after a crash involving two vehicles on the outskirts of Ngunguru yesterday. A second person was airlifted to hospital in a moderate condition following the crash on Ngunguru Rd shortly after 10am. The road was closed and diversions put in place via Kaiatea Rd. Northland’s road toll for the year is now 35, two more than the whole of 2021. Eight people died on the roads in November alone, the deadliest month in the past two years.