Waverley lawn bowls clubmates say they’ll miss the four elderly victims killed in the horror crash terribly.
The Waverley community is reeling at the deaths of four elderly people in a horrific road smash.
Waverley lawn bowls clubmates have confirmed the four were Ian Porteous and his wife Rosalie Porteous, Ian's sister Ora Keene and close friend Brenda Williams.
The four were in one of two carsthat collided in Waverley yesterday.
Ian and Rosalie Porteous were killed in the Waverley crash. Photo / Stuart Munro
Denis' wife Colleen Smith said the four were "lovely". "They were a great family. They were really great mates the whole four of them.
"It is just sad because two of them were still members of the club and one was a past [member]."
Colleen Smith said she had driven the school bus between Waverley and Patea for a number of years and was perplexed the crash happened where it did.
"There was nothing wrong with the road. You can't say it was the conditions because there was no frost, it was a beautiful day.
"I just think it was the wrong place at the wrong time.
"It's just really sad because everybody knew them."
The other vehicle
Nivek Madams, 8, died this morning. Her mother Ani is the sole survivor in hospital.
Nivek Madams was the back-seat passenger in the car that crashed head-on with the Porteous' car, killing all of its occupants near Waverley Racecourse yesterday.
Hospital staff ensured Nivek's relatives could be by her side before she died.
Nivek's 5-month-old sister also died in the crash.
A family member said a phone was put to Nivek's ear in her hospital bed so her father, who is in prison, and other relatives could speak to her.
