Seven people have died so far this Easter long weekend - with just under 24 hours still to go in the reporting period.
That's more than the total for the entire Easter holiday period every year - bar one - for the past decade.
Yesterday a motorcyclist died in a crash with a car in the far north, while there was another fatal smash involving a motorbike on Saturday at Waimangu in Bay of Plenty.
On Saturday night a person in Otaki died after crashing into a powerpole, and a man was struck and killed by a bus in downtown Wellington.
On Friday a woman died in a crash at an intersection at Whakamaru in Waikato, and a person died after a truck and car collided in Hauraki on Thursday.
The Easter holiday period began on Thursday afternoon and runs until 6am tomorrow.
There were no deaths recorded over Easter last year - for the first time since 2012. Easter also coincided with the alert level 4 lockdown.
2 comments
Will always happen.
Posted on 05-04-2021 10:06 | By The Professor
As unfortunate as it is, accidents will always happen and people are killed on the roads. It's a fact of life and all the policing and handing out fines will never change this. We only hope it never happens to us....our family. The Police tell us they care and that's why they have zero tolerance over holiday periods. Rubbish!!! If they cared, they would not use unmarked vehicles to trap speeding motorists. Being highly visible makes drivers slow down....not traps. Same with camera vans.....make them highly visible in accident blackspots and even put a sign out a kilometer up the road to warn drivers. These sort of initiatives will slow drivers down. So, stop dressing the cash machine up......it's all about collecting revenue!!!
Tom Ranger
Posted on 06-04-2021 15:17 | By Tom Ranger
@The Professor. Agreed. Revenue gathering.
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