The names of two men who died after a crash on a Christchurch motorway on Saturday have been released.
Canterbury police said Warkworth men Grant Wayne Corlett, aged 53, and 50 year-old David Anthony Evans died after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 south of the Waimakiriri River bridge.
Their deaths, after a four wheel drive and van collided on the road, have been referred to the coroner.
Canterbury police said investigations were ongoing.