Police have named the two people who died a two vehicle crash in Manawatū last week.
They were Lauren Kate Somerville, 29, and Judith Anne Tweedale, 47, both of Mangaweka.
The crash on September 12 closed State Highway 54 Cheltenham-Hunterville Rd at Beaconsfield for several hours.
Tweedale was taken to hospital after the crash where she died the next day, police said.
Inquiries into the crash were ongoing.
