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Tragic Crash Claims Four Lives; Inquiry Launched

10/23/2025

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Four workers died and one survived after a crash on Bonisch Rd, New Zealand, on July 29, 2019.
Coroner Michael Robb found the driver Lacy was not cannabis-impaired, because headlights from an unlit logging truck blinded him and blocked his lane.
The case was referred to WorkSafe New Zealand for further inquiry, and changes to Serious Crash Unit procedures have begun.

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Story summary

Four workers died and one survived after a crash on Bonisch Rd, New Zealand, on July 29, 2019.
Coroner Michael Robb found the driver Lacy was not cannabis-impaired, because headlights from an unlit logging truck blinded him and blocked his lane.
The case was referred to WorkSafe New Zealand for further inquiry, and changes to Serious Crash Unit procedures have begun.