Girl, 8, among victims of Canterbury triple-fatal crash

November 17, 2021
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Police have named the three people killed in a crash in Canterbury on Sunday.

They were eight-year-old Guhan (Caroline) Yin, 67-year-old Jixuan Yin, and 48-year-old Ying Wan, 48.

All three were from Christchurch.

A fourth person remains in hospital in a stable condition.

"Police would like to extend our sympathies to their family and friends at this very difficult time," police said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The investigation into the crash is ongoing."

The accident happened in Waimakariri District on November 14. (Source: Breakfast)

Police earlier said the crash involved a car and a truck.

The collision occurred at the intersection of South Eyre Road and Burnt Hill Road in Waimakariri District around 6.35pm Sunday.

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