Police have confirmed there were four Chinese nationals in a
car that crashed at the Homer Tunnel near Milford Sound last
night, including a husband and wife who were killed in the
accident.
The driver of the Subaru Forester, a 33-year-old female
residing in New Zealand, was left uninjured, while the front
passenger was flown to Invercargill hospital with a lung
injury.
The husband and wife who died at the scene were in their 50s
and visiting the country.
Names could not be released as families were still being
sought.
Police have said alcohol or the weather were not factors in
the cause of the crash.
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