Police were alerted to the three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Plaskett and Oxford roads at about 3.55pm. Photo / Kurt BayerOne person has died after a three-car crash involving a horse float just outside Rangiora in North Canterbury this afternoon. Multiple St John, fire and police vehicles rushed to the smash at the intersection of Plaskett and Oxford roads about 3.55pm. One person was rushed to Christchurch Hospital with serious injuries, while two others were also hospitalised with moderate injuries. One of the vehicles had been towing a horse float, said a spokesman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, which sent three crews from the nearby Rangiora station.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 28, 2020 03:46 UTC