Tayla Alexander died in the crash late on Wednesday night. The father of two teenage sisters involved in a fiery car crash is due to head home to Ashburton for his older daughter's funeral - before returning to Auckland where his younger daughter is fighting for her life. Tayla Alexander (17) died when the car she was in went off the road on Summit Rd, on Christchurch's Port Hills, about 11pm last Wednesday. Tayla died at the scene. Now her younger sister is fighting to stay alive after suffering critical injuries, including serious burns, in the crash.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 01, 2019 21:22 UTC