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Serious two-truck crash closes State Highway 57 near Levin after six die on roads in past 48 hours
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Two people die after truck crash on SH57 near Levin, road remains closed

  • March 23, 2026

He referred all other inquiries to police.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said an ambulance and a manager vehicle attended but could not comment further.

It follows a horrific weekend on New Zealand roads, with six people killed in six separate crashes over 24 hours.

Those crashes – in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Southland – bring the 2026 road toll to 71, according to the NZ Transport Agency website.

By this time last year, 68 people had died on New Zealand roads, while in 2024 the road toll for the same period was 59.

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