Three killed on weekend roads

A woman died in hospital after a car accident in Dargaville and a person died in an accident in Millers Flat, Central Otago yesterday, taking the weekend road toll to three. The victims will be publicly named once the families of the deceased have been informed.

An 18-year-old who died when the car he was in failed to take a bend and crashed at Brightwater, near Nelson, on Friday night, was Nicholas Mark Smith, of Stoke.