Nine people have lost their lives in one of the deadliest days

From Checkpoint, 5:09 pm on 1 April 2019

Nine people have lost their lives in one of the deadliest days on our roads. In one crash, five members of one family have died. Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen and cameraman Dan Cook have visited the Mokai marae where whanau and friends are coming to terms with the tragedy.