A school community is reeling following the death of three staff in a car crash south of Levin. In a statement, the school’s principal, Jenny Gellen, said staff and students were shocked and saddened by the tragic deaths. There have been 31 fatal crashes between Ōtaki and Levin on State Highway 1 between 2000 and 2019, according to Waka Kotahi’s crash analysis system. MP for Ōtaki Terisa Ngobi said she would be advocating Waka Kotahi bring forward work on safer speeds and infrastructure upgrades. “I’ll be advocating to Waka Kotahi NZTA that these are brought forward and done as soon as possible.”

Source: Stuff November 10, 2021 01:14 UTC