That brings to 110 the number of road deaths for 2019 so far. Monday was the blackest day when nine people died in three separate crashes, including five people who died in one crash north of Taupō. After those deaths police published a plea for road users to take care, pointing out 20 people had died on the roads in eight days. A 12-year-old passenger and the adult driver of the car died. The crash north of Taupō that led to five deaths was reported just before 7.40am on Monday.

Source: Stuff April 04, 2019 22:16 UTC