New Zealand

Person found unresponsive in SUV dies

12:46 pm on 21 October 2020

One person has died after an incident with an SUV in Canterbury over the weekend.

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Police were called in the early hours of Sunday morning to an unresponsive person in a vehicle near Rolleston, just outside of Christchurch.

A St John spokesperson says they were taken to Christchurch hospital in a critical condition on sunday.

Police have today confirmed the person has died.

The death has been referred to the Coroner and an investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.