Fatal crash in Fernside

Canterbury: One person has died and another is seriously injured after a crash in Fernside in the Waimakariri District.

One person died at the scene and another received serious injuries, a police spokesperson said.

Police were notified of singlevehicle incident in Lehmans Rd about 4.15pm, a spokeswoman said earlier.

‘‘There was a report a car went down a bank and was on fire,’’ she said. — The New Zealand Herald