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Source: ONE News
Police are urging people to take care on the roads this Christmas following a fatal car crash near Towai in Northland.
Two European tourists in their thirties were killed when their
campervan collided with a truck on State Highway One shortly before
11am Tuesday.
The driver of the truck was not injured and a woman and child in
another vehicle, which crashed into the pile up, suffered moderate
injuries.
Police are still investigating the cause.
State Highway One at Towai reopened mid-afternoon after being
closed while emergency services dealt with the accident.
The official Christmas road toll period starts on Thursday.