Picton crash

Seven people, including a baby, have died in a crash between a truck and a van on State Highway 1 south of Picton this morning, police have confirmed.

The road had been cordoned off that side." All of the seven who died and the two flown to Wellington were travelling in the van. "I was still in bed and I heard two big bangs. 100kmh is too fast for some of these roads." It wasn't a nice scene unfortunately." Emergency services, contractors and investigators were working at the site.

Police say seven of nine people travelling in a van were killed in a fatal crash they described as "absolute carnage" on State Highway 1 south of Picton ...

Our deepest sympathies are with them at this incredibly difficult time," Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Kane Patena said. "A truck ... had gone through the railings. Motorists should allow for 60 to 90 minutes of additional travel time while the detours remain in place. The injured were flown to Wellington Hospital," Borrell said earlier today. Our thoughts go out to the families." I'm lost for words to describe what our emergency services had to deal with. The crash had happened on a "bit of a corner". Canterbury police are helping to notify family, Borrell said. "This crash will have a devastating impact on the families and throughout the wider communities of all those who have died. "A crash of this scale has a huge impact on both the community where it happens, that of the deceased's family and community, and on emergency services who attend." Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham and Tasman district commander Inspector Paul Borrell said the crash was "a horrific thing to have to deal with". "There's a variety of things that may have happened and I can't comment on any of those things until the investigation is completed," Borrell said.

At a media stand-up, police confirmed the road would be open soon, after being closed off for most of Sunday due to a two-vehicle crash. Police say the closure ...

We have an opportunity to become a national park city. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. Three more people were injured, including one in critical condition.

Inspector Paul Borrell, Tasman District Commander: Seven people have died in this morning's crash on State Highway 1 south of Picton.

One of the deceased is a child. The injured were flown to Wellington Hospital. A crash of this scale has a huge impact on both the community where it happens, that of the deceased’s family and community, and on emergency services who attend.

Seven people have died, including an infant, and three people are injured following a horror crash between a van and a truck near Picton on Sunday morning, ...

"In the blink of an eye, seven lives are gone," a police chief says following a horrific crash near Picton in which a baby under the age of one was killed.

A Big Chill truck was lying in a ditch between the road and the railway, she said. “Then I heard a siren, so I went down to the gate to have a look. New Zealand's worst crash was in Northland in February, 1963, when a bus carrying 35 passengers home from seeing the Queen at Waitangi crashed over a 30-metre slope, killing 15 people. Sunday's tragedy brings the national road toll to 184 so far this year - 27 more than at the same time last year. We have an opportunity to become a national park city. His crew had to help remove people from both the truck and the van. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. Two people from the van suffered critical and serious injuries, while the truck driver had minor injuries. It must have been within 10 minutes of the crash.” Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham added that it “a horrific thing” for emergency services to deal with. It's just not worth it. For one emergency worker, it was their third day on the job.

Seven people have died and three others injured in a fatal crash on State Highway 1 south of Picton. Picton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Wayn.

Our deepest sympathies are with them at this incredibly difficult time," Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Kane Patena said. "A truck ... had gone through the railings. Motorists should allow for 60 to 90 minutes of additional travel time while the detours remain in place. The injured were flown to Wellington Hospital," Borrell said earlier today. Our thoughts go out to the families." I'm lost for words to describe what our emergency services had to deal with. The crash had happened on a "bit of a corner". "This crash will have a devastating impact on the families and throughout the wider communities of all those who have died. Canterbury police are helping to notify family, Borrell said. "A crash of this scale has a huge impact on both the community where it happens, that of the deceased's family and community, and on emergency services who attend." Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham and Tasman district commander Inspector Paul Borrell said the crash was "a horrific thing to have to deal with". "There's a variety of things that may have happened and I can't comment on any of those things until the investigation is completed," Borrell said.

Police said early indications were that the van, which was carrying nine people, crossed the centre line to collide head-on with a refrigerated goods truck.

Nelson Bays area commander Inspector Paul Borrell said two people have been taken to Wellington Hospital after the crash. But it was too early to know the exact cause of the crash yet and a "variety of things that may have happened", Borrell said. Bystanders rushed in to help after a crash between a truck and van that killed seven, including an infant, on Sunday morning south of Picton.

Seven people, including a baby, died “in a blink of an eye”, police said. Two people from the van suffered critical and serious injuries, while the truck driver ...

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Police today soberly described the crash scene south of Picton - which resulted in seven deaths, including an infant - as "absolute carnage". A light van with ...

"A truck ... had gone through the railings," she said. Other locals who live across the road also heard the horrendous bang of the impact but didn't know what it was. "But people are still human and it does affect them." Neal, the St John official, said he arrived at the crash scene today well after the crash. Our thoughts go out to the families." He described the scene as "pretty well organised" under difficult circumstances. "One of our staff members, it was their third day working out of police college," he explained. He said the stretch of road wasn't the problem but often people going to or from the ferry who are fatigued or "in a rush to get ahead". The crash had happened on a "bit of a corner", she said. "I think for a lot of the first responders, they go and they do their job and they do it professionally," he said. The truck driver suffered minor injuries. "I'm lost for words to describe what our emergency services had to deal with.

Police said early indications were that the van, which was carrying nine people, crossed the centre line to collide head-on with a refrigerated goods truck.

Nelson Bays area commander Inspector Paul Borrell said two people have been taken to Wellington Hospital after the crash. But it was too early to know the exact cause of the crash yet and a "variety of things that may have happened", Borrell said. Bystanders rushed in to help after a crash between a truck and van that killed seven, including an infant, on Sunday morning south of Picton.

Images of the scene where two vehicles collided on State Highway 1 south of Picton show the devastating impact of the crash that killed seven in what is one ...

"A truck ... had gone through the railings," she said. Other locals who live across the road also heard the horrendous bang of the impact but didn't know what it was. "But people are still human and it does affect them." Neal, the St John official, said he arrived at the crash scene today well after the crash. Our thoughts go out to the families." He described the scene as "pretty well organised" under difficult circumstances. The impact had been completely front-on, and the vehicle was crumpled into more than in half. "One of our staff members, it was their third day working out of police college," he explained. The crash had happened on a "bit of a corner", she said. The truck driver suffered minor injuries. "I think for a lot of the first responders, they go and they do their job and they do it professionally," he said. "I'm lost for words to describe what our emergency services had to deal with.

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Our thoughts go out to the families." It reaches out to a lot of people." "A truck ... had gone through the railings," she said. Our immediate focus at this stage is providing assistance and ongoing support to the Big Chill driver who has now been released from hospital." Hundreds of pieces of metal, plastic, glass, rubber and broken electrics littered the road. and certainly with the volume of traffic that comes through Picton from the ferry, we're constantly talking with them about the State Highway," Taylor told AM. "I'm lost for words to describe what our emergency services had to deal with. He believed officials were "scared to give people a better base level" of understanding of what's needed when driving. He said the stretch of road wasn't the problem but often people going to or from the ferry were fatigued or "in a rush to get ahead". They didn't go to the scene and didn't want to comment out of respect for the family of the dead. In a statement last night, a spokesman for Big Chill Distribution, whose truck was involved in the collision, said: "We have been devastated to hear of the accident and our condolences go out to the families of those affected. "We are and will continue to work with our contractors and the police to assist while they carry out the investigation.

Picton locals are in shock and disbelief following the tragic death of seven people in Sunday's horrific collision between a van and truck. Tasman District ...

Seven people were killed in a crash involving a truck and van on Sunday morning.

All seven of those who died were travelling in the van, along with the two injured. He said the van was travelling towards Picton while the truck was travelling south from the town. Borrell said family members of the child may have been in the van at the time of the crash, but that details were still being confirmed.

Marlborough District mayor John Leggett says he's been assured any road improvements needed after a crash killed seven people at the weekend, would be made ...

The piece of road starts at Picton and climbs up a hill, climbing up that hill changes into 100km from the town, from 50km, and everybody accelerates." Trigg said everyone dealt with this kind of incident in different ways. Two people were injured in the head-on collision. "I heard the emergency sirens coming from here in Blenheim" - Marlborough District mayor John Leggett "I heard the emergency sirens coming from here in Blenheim" - Marlborough District mayor John Leggett duration 4:20 "I heard the emergency sirens coming from here in Blenheim," he said.

Seven people, including a baby, have died in a crash between a van and truck · Truck driver has been released from hospital · The crash happened on SH1, between ...

A Big Chill truck was lying in a ditch between the road and the railway, she said. “Then I heard a siren, so I went down to the gate to have a look. New Zealand's worst crash was in Northland in February, 1963, when a bus carrying 35 passengers home from seeing the Queen at Waitangi crashed over a 30-metre slope, killing 15 people. We have an opportunity to become a national park city. Sunday's tragedy brings the national road toll to 184 so far this year - 27 more than at the same time last year. His crew had to help remove people from both the truck and the van. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. Two people from the van suffered critical and serious injuries, while the truck driver had minor injuries. It must have been within 10 minutes of the crash.” Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham said it was “a horrific thing” for emergency services to deal with. It's just not worth it. The driver was the sole occupant of the truck, while the occupants of the van appeared to be a family, he said.

A friend of the seven people killed in a horror crash near Picton has spoken of spending the night with them in Christchurch before they made the fateful ...

the chair he sat in I've touched a few times this morning. He is haunted by the deaths, which he said were a reminder of "how fragile life is". Bill said he and his mate talked about "everything" while he was in Rolleston. "He sort of joked that I'd saved him more than $300 on a motel when he was at my house, he'd thought about it and decided not to." "I'd suggested why don't you stay and have more sleep and my friend said no we'll be okay we'll just slowly make our way up to Picton and get maybe have a couple of hours sleep when we get there while we wait for the ferry. "One of the lads played a computer game and didn't bother to sleep but all the rest except for my friend snoozed a bit. "We met in 2015 and him and I attended the same church and that's how I met him," Bill said. "My friend and I just chatted, we hadn't seen each other for four years, and the rest of the family just entertained themselves. He said the family were based in Pukekohe but had family in the Philippines and Taiwan, who would be reeling from the shock of the crash. "This was a vibrant family - my friend was a high school teacher ... his wife started an online business and he was really proud of her. He said three generations of the Auckland family died in the crash and revealed what they did when they came to stay with him on Saturday night. "They had four boys and girls ... One of the boys had married a Taiwanese young lady and it was their baby that died.

Two survivors are in Wellington Hospital and the truck driver was released from hospital last night. The huge collision tore ...

There were nine people in the van and tragically seven of them, including an infant, were killed "in the blink of an eye" after their van appeared to cross the centreline on State Highway 1 south of Picton about 7.30am. Two survivors are in Wellington Hospital and the truck driver was released from hospital last night. Driver fatigue or distraction likely cause of Picton crash: expert Driver fatigue or distraction likely cause of Picton crash: expert

WARNING: Images may be disturbing. Police officers escorted a Herald photographer and journalist close to the crash scene to highlight the devastating aftermath ...

I was in shock when I heard what happened," she said. Udanga said members of the community in Wellington were on standby to help the two survivors - a man and a teenager - in Wellington Hospital. The man had children with his first wife and years ago had married again to a "lovely, gorgeous Filipino woman". She said he was a primary teacher by training who received extra instruction for the high needs children the school dealt with - and he had thrived in the role. One of the people killed was a teacher at a specialist school for disabled children in Auckland. The man had attended his aunt's funeral in the South Island and was travelling back when their van crossed the centreline and collided head-on with a truck.

The driver of a van that collided head-on with a truck, killing seven of the nine people onboard, is among the dead, police have confirmed. The horrific cr.

the chair he sat in I've touched a few times this morning. I was in shock when I heard what happened," she said. He is haunted by the deaths, which he said were a reminder of "how fragile life is". "When you hear about just a group of people who had an unfortunate ending it's just cold - I'd like people to know this was a real-life family with hopes and dreams," he said. "We met in 2015 and him and I attended the same church and that's how I met him," Bill said. "One of the lads played a computer game and didn't bother to sleep but all the rest except for my friend snoozed a bit. He said the family were based in Pukekohe but have family in the Philippines and Taiwan, who would be reeling from the shock of the crash. There were nine people in the van and tragically seven of them, including an infant, were killed "in the blink of an eye" after their van appeared to cross the centreline on State Highway 1 south of Picton about 7.30am. Udanga said members of the community in Wellington were on standby to help the two survivors - a man and a teenager - in Wellington Hospital. "Police can confirm that one of the deceased was the driver of the van at the time of the crash. "This is really a terrible and shocking news for the community, and all our thoughts are with the families and those affected," Udanga said. "They had four boys and girls ... One of the boys had married a Taiwanese young lady and it was their baby that died.

The grieving family of the seven people who died in a horrific crash near Picton on Sunday are in disbelief after losing their whānau in the blink of an eye ...

Paul later texted David asking him to clean the house prior to their expected arrival home late on Sunday night. It wasn't the first time they'd attempted the same distance. The funeral was held in Gore last week. David had spoken to his brother Pedro since the crash, who was being supported by his two sisters while he and Luie were in Wellington Hospital. "He saw my dad's body on the road and then my brother Luie, he was awake and then he collapsed," David said. That was the last contact David had with his family prior to the crash. David hadn't gone on the trip because he had to work at the local Pak 'n Save supermarket in Pukekohe and also because he suffered from motion sickness. The nine family members had travelled to Dunedin from Auckland in a length-of-the-country road trip - in a Toyota Hiace van - to farewell Paul's aunt who had recently passed away. Two of Diseree's sons who also travelled - Pedro Clariman, 26, and Luie Lagud, 16 - survived but the latter was in a coma and undergoing surgery this afternoon after suffering significant injuries to his spine and head. Speaking to the Herald, 21-year-old David Lagud was still in shock while he talks about his much-loved family members who died driving north on State Highway 1 towards Picton yesterday when the van they were travelling in collided with a truck about 7.30am. The family have given the Herald permission to publish the names of those involved in the crash. The grieving family of the seven people who died in a horrific crash near Picton on Sunday are in disbelief after losing their whānau in the blink of an eye.

Seven members of the family pictured were returning home to the North Island after attending a loved one's funeral in Gore. Photo: supplied.

Parkside, in the southern Auckland town of Pukekohe, caters to high needs pupils aged 5 to 21. It was expected he would remain in Wellington for the coming weeks. The family, however, contest this and are eager to see the result of an investigation. It wasn't the first time they'd attempted the same distance. "They were so happy," David said. Paul later texted David asking him to clean the house before their expected arrival home late on Sunday night. He last heard from Pedro's partner on Saturday night, asking him to feed the bird. The funeral was held in Gore last week. Both of his loves are gone." The person whose funeral they attended had died in Dunedin. The truck driver had minor injuries. David had spoken to his brother Pedro since the crash, who was being supported by his two sisters while he and Luie were in Wellington Hospital.

A relative of those who died in a horror crash south of Picton yesterday says she has lost nearly everyone in her family.

Obviously we hope that the one student who's very badly injured by that accident - we hope and pray he will recover." If this was the main road out of Auckland it would be at least four lanes." It's very narrow with a lot of cars in a hurry and a lot of tired drivers and it's sort of set-up for this sort of fatality." Two of the boys involved in the crash were students at Pukekohe High School. One of the boys was killed and his brother is in a serious condition in hospital. It's a 1950s road, basically. "We'll also carry out our own review of the crash site as we do in response to all fatal crashes on the state highway network and we'll focus on the potential contribution of any road or roadside factors to the crash and any safety improvements that can be made at this site," a spokesperson said.

A friend of the seven people killed in a horror crash near Picton has spoken of spending the night with them in Christchurch before they made the fateful ...

I was in shock when I heard what happened,” she said. He is haunted by the deaths, which he said were a reminder of “how fragile life is”. “When you hear about just a group of people who had an unfortunate ending it’s just cold — I’d like people to know this was a real-life family with hopes and dreams,” he said. “We met in 2015 and him and I attended the same church and that’s how I met him,” Bill said. He said the family were based in Pukekohe but have family in the Philippines and Taiwan, who would be reeling from the shock of the crash. “[It’s] a reminder for every single one of us, in the blink of an eye seven lives are gone,” said Borrell. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham and Tasman district commander Inspector Paul Borrell said the crash was “a horrific thing to have to deal with”. There were nine people in the van and tragically seven of them, including an infant, were killed “in the blink of an eye” after their van appeared to cross the centre-line on State Highway 1 south of Picton about 7.30am. The man had children with his first wife and years ago had married again to a “lovely, gorgeous Filipino woman”. Mr Udanga said members of the community in Wellington were on standby to help the two survivors — a man and a teenager — in Wellington Hospital. “This is really a terrible and shocking news for the community, and all our thoughts are with the families and those affected,” Mr Udanga said. Three generations of one family, including a baby, have been wiped out in a horror crash that happened “in the blink of an eye”.

Grieving family were in disbelief following the crash, which involved three generations of the Auckland whānau, including an infant and teenagers. Loved ones ...

Both of his loves are gone." The family had travelled to Gore for the funeral of an elderly aunt. That night the group stayed in Rolleston, outside Christchurch, with a family friend. He also missed a call from Paul, his stepfather, on Saturday night. "He saw my dad's body on the road and then my brother Luie, he was awake and then he collapsed," David said. That was the last contact David had with his family prior to the crash. Asleep at the time of the crash, it's believed Pedro woke up to a scene of carnage and tragedy. After that, Paul swapped with Pedro to drive the rest of the journey to the ferry. The family have given the Herald permission to publish the names of those involved in the crash. Police confirmed yesterday the driver of the van was among the dead and the matter would be referred to the coroner. David hadn't gone on the trip because he had to work at the local Pak'nSave supermarket in Pukekohe and also because he suffered from motion sickness. David Lagud, 21, was still in shock when he spoke to the Herald about his much-loved family members.

Princess Clariman stayed in Auckland while her family travelled south to a funeral in Gore and was left devastated by the horror crash. Her parents, three of ...

Obviously, we hope that the one student who's very badly injured by that accident - we hope and pray he will recover." If this was the main road out of Auckland it would be at least four lanes." It's very narrow with a lot of cars in a hurry and a lot of tired drivers and it's sort of set-up for this sort of fatality." Two of the boys involved in the crash were students at Pukekohe High School. One of the boys was killed and his brother is in serious condition in hospital. It's a 1950s road, basically. Princess is now at Wellington Hospital, where one of her brothers is in intensive care and the other is in a stable condition on a hospital ward.