Location: Greta Valley
District: Canterbury

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At about 0125 hrs on Monday 1st August 2011 a single car crash occurred on State Highway One, near Greta Valley, Hurunui District.

The crashed vehicle was travelling south and had recently overtaken another vehicle. The driver appears to have lost control of the car, crossed the centre line and rolled a number of times before coming to rest. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Police enquiries into the cause of crash are ongoing.

The driver who died has been identified as Mapu HEMA, age 68 years, of Christchurch.

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