Police confirm deaths of cyclist, pedestrian following separate crashes yesterday

September 18, 2020

A cyclist has died after a crash with a vehicle in the Christchurch suburb of Addington last night.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Brougham Street, in Addington, at around 7.50pm.

The cyclist was taken to hospital in a critical condition but later died.

The investigation into the cause is ongoing.

The cyclist's death came after a fatal crash yesterday afternoon in Thames, in the Waikato, left a male pedestrian dead.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Queen Street just after midday.

The man was transported to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition where he later died.

The investigation into the cause of that crash is ongoing.

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