An elderly couple, who had been married for more than 60 years, are confirmed to have been the two people killed in a three-car crash south of Christchurch. Norman and Gloria Hawkins, aged in their 80s, died after their car crossed the centreline and collided with two vehicles along State Highway 1 in Chertsey, Canterbury shortly after 7pm on Thursday. According to a death notice published on Saturday the couple were married for 62 "beautiful years" and "now never apart". "Our hearts are absolutely broken to lose you both, but we find peace in knowing you are still together," the death notice said. The accident was the second serious crash in Canterbury in a week after a car carrying eight teens crashed into a fence and rolled near Rakaia on Sunday morning.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2020 06:00 UTC