Four people died in two separate car crashes in the North Island last night. Two people were killed in a two-car crash near Wellsford, north of Auckland. It happened just before 9pm on State Highway 1 in Topuni. Police said two people died at the scene and a child was taken to Starship Hospital in a serious condition. Earlier, two people died in a single-car crash a few kilometres west of Hawera, in the Taranaki district, around 8.30pm.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 30, 2019 19:18 UTC