15 Jan 2024

One dead after two-vehicle collision in Canterbury

10:12 am on 15 January 2024
A police car

(file image) Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

One person has died after a crash in the Canterbury village of Castle Hill.

Police were called to a two-vehicle crash on West Coast Road about 4.50pm on Sunday.

One person died at the scene while three people suffered serious injuries, and two others suffered minor to moderate injuries.

The road has since reopened, the Serious Crash Unit are investigating the cause of the crash.