Wednesday, 21 November 2012 - 9:54am |
Canterbury

Identity of SH1 crash victim released

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Police have confirmed the identity of a man killed in a motor vehicle crash near Ashburton on Monday [19 November].

He was Alan John Melton, aged 58, of Christchurch.

The crash occurred on State Highway 1, near Long Beach Road, south of Tinwald, just before 4.00pm on Monday.

Mr Melton was the sole occupant of the car which crashed head-on with a truck. Investigations into the cause of the crash are continuing.

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