27 Dec 2023

One dead, two hospitalised in Canterbury crash

8:18 am on 27 December 2023
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(file image) Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

A person has died after a crash in Canterbury on Boxing Day.

Two people were taken to hospital with moderate injuries after the crash, on Birchs Road in Prebbleton, about 6pm on Tuesday.

The road was closed for several hours with diversions in place but has since reopened.

Police said an investigation into the crash was ongoing.