News | Accident and Emergency
27 Aug 2025 15:58
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    A young cyclist's fatal collision with a turning concrete truck has prompted calls for change, from the Coroner

    A young cyclist's fatal collision with a turning concrete truck has prompted calls for change, from the Coroner


    Nineteen-year-old Fyfa Dawson died in a crash during the construction of the Christchurch motorway at Halswell in October 2019.

    Coroner Ruth Thomas found the temporary traffic management plan was vehicle-centric, forcing cyclists to use the pedestrian pathway - a blind spot for truck drivers.

    She says there was also no one stationed at the work site gate and warning sensors weren't used.

    Thomas recommends NZTA provide heavy vehicle users a free lens to help them see in their passenger side blind spot.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     27 Aug: Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning
     27 Aug: People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks
     26 Aug: The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened
     26 Aug: A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board
     26 Aug: More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today
     26 Aug: A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night
     25 Aug: A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39 More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The recent energy crisis has been good news for some energy companies, and bad news for others More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Noah Centineo has wowed fans by revealing a dramatic body transformation 15:28

    International:
    Indian exporters brace for introduction of US tariffs topping 50 per cent from today 15:27

    Netball:
    Maia Wilson's explaining why she's opted to make herself unavailable for Silver Ferns selection for the rest of 2025 15:27

    Tennis:
    Women's world tennis number three Coco Gauff has survived a first round scare at the US tennis Open in New York 15:17

    Entertainment:
    Spanish actress Verónica Echegui has died aged 42 14:58

    Politics:
    The Government is tearing down red tape to make it easier for new players to enter the supermarket sector 14:57

    Law and Order:
    Christchurch Police have revealed a woman who died in custody on Monday - had earlier been tasered at a Rakaia property after threatening to harm others with a knife 14:37

    Entertainment:
    Jessie J has shared joyous photographs of her family holiday in Majorca two months after undergoing a mastectomy as part of her treatment for breast cancer 14:28

    Accident and Emergency:
    Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning 14:27

    Health & Safety:
    Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research 14:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd