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17 Feb 2026 17:34
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  •   Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    The driver of a sprint car that crashed at Christchurch's Ruapuna Speedway this month, faces a long road to recovery

    The driver of a sprint car that crashed at Christchurch's Ruapuna Speedway this month, faces a long road to recovery


    Kevin Ban is in a serious, but stable condition in the National Burn Centre - at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital.

    Ban crashed in the first heat - and fuel ignited.

    A Givealittle page has raised about 20-thousand-dollars.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     17 Feb: Police say there is no risk to the public after a dog's killed a person at a home in Kaihu - in Northland - late this morning
     17 Feb: Three people ended up in Dunedin hospital on Saturday - in varying states of consciousness, hit in the head by thrown objects at a party on Castle Street
     17 Feb: A person's died in hospital following critical injuries obtained in a two vehicle crash in West Auckland late last night
     17 Feb: The next bout of heavy rain has started its rampage on the east of the South Island
     17 Feb: Thousands of Wellingtonians could be without power until Wednesday
     16 Feb: Weather warnings are set to fade away tonight
     16 Feb: Blustery winds and heavy rain are continuing to impact parts of the country - particularly the lower North Island
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