Photo: ODT filesPolice are advising motorists to not expect a warning if they are caught driving irresponsibly, as the country’s holiday road toll reached five yesterday. Police said one person died yesterday morning after crashing on the Methven Highway (State Highway 77) in the suburb of Allenton. It marked the fifth person to have died on New Zealand roads since the start of the official road toll period on December 22, which will run until January 5. A car also rolled on to its roof on the Crown Range Rd yesterday morning, but no-one was injured. Last year, the Christmas-New Year road toll was 17.laine.priestley@odt.co.nz

Source: Otago Daily Times December 25, 2023 22:21 UTC