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  •   Home > News > Motoring

    Dozens of motorcyclists didn't make it home to their families last year

    Dozens of motorcyclists didn't make it home to their families last year


    57 motorcyclists died in 2020, including 2 passengers.

    It's the highest death toll since 1995 in which 78 died.

    NZTA data reveals that motorcyclists were responsible for 63 percent of all fatal and injury causing accidents that they were involved in between 2015 and 2019.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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