Police can confirm two people have died following a crash in Hornby,
Christchurch.

Police were alerted to the car v ute crash on Halswell Junction Road near the
intersection of Shands Road at around 7:40pm last night.

Of the four occupants in the car, two were located deceased at the scene. The
two other occupants were transported to hospital in a critical and serious
condition.

The two occupants of the ute were transported to hospital with moderate
injuries.

The road was closed while the scene was examined last night but has since
opened.

Enquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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