A second person involved in a fatal crash in Canterbury on Wednesday has died.
One person died at the scene of the two-vehicle accident, on Milford Clandeboye Road, near Temuka.
Another was taken to hospital with critical injuries. Police confirmed on Sunday morning they too had died, passing away on Friday evening.
Police said enquiries into the circumstances were ongoing.
The crash saw the road temporarily closed.
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