Crashes claim two lives

Two people have died within 24-hours of each other in separate incidents this week.

One person died in a workplace incident, while an elderly woman died as the result of a crash.

WorkSafe confirmed one person had died in an incident involving a tractor in Glenham, near Wyndham, yesterday.

A spokeswoman said WorkSafe had been notified of the incident about 11am.

Another person who was also injured in the incident and had been transferred to hospital, she said.

WorkSafe was making initial inquiries to establish the next steps.

A police spokeswoman said they were alerted to a tractor crash and the Serious Crash Unit had attended the scene.

On Sunday, an 86-year-old woman died in hospital after being involved in a serious car crash in Invercargill last week.

The three-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Morton and Centre streets about 3.50pm on Wednesday.

The police investigation into the circumstances of the crash are continuing.

On Wednesday, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said one person was trapped and needed to be cut from a vehicle.

A St John spokeswoman said one person was taken to Southland Hospital in a critical condition.

Initial reports were that the crash had involved two cars, a red Toyota Echo and a dark green Nissan Maxima.

Police have now confirmed there were three cars involved.

On Friday, police released a statement saying they were seeking witnesses of the crash.