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A motorcyclist is dead after he went through a stop sign and crashed into a lamppost.
The 38 year-old man died on Buchanan's Road on the outskirts of Christchurch at 11pm last night.
Sergeant Dave Robertson said according to witnesses at the scene, speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
- NZ HERALD STAFF