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      Home > News > National > Upper South Island

    A 7-year-old has crashed a van on the West Coast after taking the vehicle for a spin

    A 7-year-old has crashed a van on the West Coast after taking the vehicle for a spin


    Police say the child lost control on a gravel road in northern Buller on Tuesday, narrowly missing a tree.

    The van, belonging to a family member, was taken from an address north of Westport.

    The young driver and a 9-year-old passenger escaped injury.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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