Two people were killed in the crash near Temuka on October 5. Photo / George Heard
Police have named two people killed in a Temuka crash early this month.
They were 60-year-old Shane Ronald Davidson and 26-year-old Stephanie Alexandra Gilbert, both from Temuka.
At 11.45am on October 5, police were informed of a collision near the intersection of Middleswamp Rd and Guild Rd.
A third person was injured critically and taken to the hospital.
Police said inquiries into the crash were ongoing.
“Our thoughts and sympathies are with their family and friends at this difficult time,” a spokesperson said.
Temuka is a town on the Canterbury Plains, 15km north of Timaru and 142km south of Christchurch.
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