Police have named the woman who died in a car crash in Porirua early yesterday afternoon as Enid Florence Alexander.
The 87-year-old was a passenger inside the only vehicle involved in the crash on Walker Ave in Paremata.
The driver, an 88-year-old man, remains in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital, police said.
They said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash continue but initial indications are that the crash was a tragic accident.
"Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Mrs Alexander and the injured man."
The crash happened at the bottom of a steep driveway on private property at 12.51pm.
