Police have released the name of a man who died after his car crashed into a power pole south of Christchurch yesterday.
He was Lindsay Clive Sarchet, 63, of Christchurch.
Mr Sarchet was flown to hospital with critical injuries following the crash but died overnight, police said.
The incident happened after Mr Sarchet's car left the road and crashed on Tai Tapu Rd in Tai Tapu, about 18km south of Christchurch, shortly before 2.45pm.
