Police can confirm a third person has died from their injuries in hospital following a two-car fatal crash in Sefton yesterday.
One person in each vehicle died at the scene, while a third person ¨C a second occupant of one of the vehicles ¨C was taken to hospital with critical injuries.
That person sadly died in Christchurch Hospital overnight.
The deaths from yesterday¡¯s crash come after another fatal crash in the Sefton area on Friday, involving a car and a school bus.
The two occupants of that car sadly died at the scene.
Canterbury Rural Area Commander Inspector Peter Cooper says five families¡¯ lives have been turned upside down in the space of a weekend.
¡°This is an incredibly sad blow to not only the families of the deceased, but to all those affected in a small community ¨C which includes the attending emergency services, some of whom would have attended both crashes,¡± he says.
While the exact causes of the crashes remain under investigation, Inspector Cooper says there was poor weather conditions in the area at the time of Sunday¡¯s crash.
¡°It¡¯s a very sad reminder to people of the importance of taking care every single time you get behind the wheel.¡±
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Issued by the Police Media Centre