The woman who died with two of her youngest children in a horror Ashburton crash was a "person who had the biggest heart".
Police have named the three deceased in yesterday's crash as 30-year-old Chante Alissa Harmer, 19-month-old Te Awanuiarangi Shayelous-Jay Matenga Tapiata-Harmer and eight-month-old Wysdom Amara Francis Tony Jane Tapiata-Harmer.
The trio died in a collision at the intersection of Mitcham Rd and Hepburns Rd in Ashburton yesterday. A fourth person, a teenager, also suffered critical injuries in the crash.
The family was travelling in a green Holden Astra, heading north along Hepburns Rd, which is controlled by give way signs. Their vehicle was torn in half in the collision.
![Chante Harmer and her two children were travelling in this vehicle, which was torn in half in the crash. Photo / Ashburton Guardian](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P55JTVIHM2ZMY53ZTBK3YLTMYM.jpg?auth=c2bcc8fad6c811dc9bc9bbece62bd6ecb3ad432512e0f728b36b3daba0cd8b21&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)