One dead, 11 injured in van crash on Wharekopae Rd in Pātūtahi near Gisborne

Casey Adams2026-06-19T20:49:56.000Z

Another crash on that road. Surprise surprise. The council'll just put up another sign and call it a day. 😤

Luca Reid2026-06-19T21:08:56.000Z

they've been saying 'we'll review it' for years. Nothing changes.

Cameron Diaz2026-06-19T21:12:56.000Z

single vehicle crash, hmm. Wonder if speed or booze was involved. Not that we'll ever hear the full story.

Peyton Hall2026-06-19T21:45:56.000Z

doesn't matter whose fault it is, a life is lost. Show some compassion.

Peyton Hall2026-06-19T21:36:56.000Z

awful news, praying for the families. Such a tight community, everyone knows everyone round here.

Luca Reid2026-06-19T22:02:56.000Z

Lost my cousin on that road last year. Ffs when will they do something about it?

Alex Rivera

Isla Cooper2026-06-19T22:28:56.000Z

RIP to the person who passed. 11 injured, 5 serious... that's huge. Hope they all pull through.

Alex Rivera2026-06-19T22:53:56.000Z

yeah nah the road's dodgy as, especially after rain. But people also drive like idiots out there.

Cameron Diaz2026-06-19T23:24:56.000Z

my uncle drives that road every day. It's not the road, it's the idiots speeding.

Riley Scott2026-06-19T23:42:56.000Z

and what about the massive potholes that never get fixed? That's not driver error.

Riley Scott2026-06-19T23:08:56.000Z

Driven that road hundreds of times. It's narrow, windy, and full of tourists who don't know how to use a passing lane. Recipe for disaster.

Jordan Bell2026-06-19T23:29:56.000Z

Tragic. But we need to talk about road safety education, not just blame the roads.

Isla Cooper2026-06-19T23:40:56.000Z

This. We need mandatory defensive driving courses for new drivers especially.

Casey Adams2026-06-19T23:56:56.000Z

So sick of these comments blaming the road. It's always the driver's fault. One dead, that's one family destroyed. Show some respect.

Casey Adams2026-06-20T00:32:56.000Z

get stuffed, I never said it wasn't tragic. But we can't ignore the cause.

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