Police name Bhagwan Singh, 59, who died after Matariki weekend Auckland CBD crash

Police have released the name of the man who died in a two-car crash in Auckland’s CBD.

Bhagwan Singh, 59, of Mt Eden, died following the crash on Upper Queen St, near Ian McKinnon Dr on Sunday.

Emergency services responded to the crash around 7pm and the stretch of road was blocked while the serious crash unit investigated the scene.

An investigation remains ongoing into the circumstances of the accident.

The crash brought the Matariki long weekend road toll up to three.

Two people died after a two-vehicle crash in Dalefield in the Queenstown-Lakes District on Saturday night.

A police spokesperson said emergency services were alerted to the incident on Malaghans Rd at about 10pm and found two dead people at the scene.