Fifteen people have died in the last seven days on New Zealand roads, in a period police have proclaimed as "disastrous." "Every death on our roads is a tragedy and 15 families who have lost a loved one are now dealing with the aftermath," road policing Assistant Commissioner Dave Cliff said. In October, 24 people died in road crashes, down from 32 in last year. Commissioner Cliff said police expected another 60 to 70 people would die in road crashes before the end of this year. "Just under one person will die each day in a road crash if you average it out."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2016 20:03 UTC