Update – fatal crash, Makarora

Police have charged a man in relation to the fatal single-vehicle crash on Makarora-Lake Hawea Rd, Makarora, on Thursday 30 January. 
 
The 28-year-old man is due to appear in Alexandra District Court on Wednesday 5 February on charges of careless driving causing death and careless driving causing injury. 
 
Police will proactively release the names of the two people who died once in a position to do so. 
 
ENDS 
 
Issued by Police Media Centre