29 Dec 2014

Charges laid after fatal crash in Southland

5:57 pm on 29 December 2014

A 43-year-old German man has been charged in relation to a fatal crash in Southland on Boxing Day.

One person died after a car and a campervan collided on the Athol Five Rivers Highway.

Seven people required hospital treatment.

The driver of the car has been charged with Careless Use of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death and two charges of Careless Use of a Motor Vehicle Causing Injury.

He is due to appear in the Invercargill District Court on Wednesday.