One person has died after a car rolled on the corner of State Highway 75 (Christchurch-Akaroa Rd) and McQueens Spur Road, near the eastern edge of Lake Ellesmere. Two people have died in separate crashes reported within minutes of each other in Canterbury. The details of both crashes have been passed on to the serious crash unit and police are continuing to investigate. Three other people died in two other crashes in the South Island over the weekend. One person died following a crash between two cars on the Parnassus Rd section of State Highway 1, north of Cheviot, North Canterbury, just after 2pm on Sunday.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2020 11:45 UTC