The crash just after 8:30 this morning was between Memorial Lane and the Shenandoah Highway.

Another person received moderate injuries.

It takes the holiday road death toll to 15.

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10 Jan: MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast

08 Jan: One person's seriously injured after a glue drum exploded at an industrial site near Motueka

06 Jan: Police are seeking an Auckland man in relation to assault and theft offences

03 Jan: The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder

03 Jan: The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon

30 Dec: Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power

28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

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