Britons in fatal crash in New Zealand named as Croydon couple
The two British people killed when their car collided with a lorry in New Zealand have been named as a couple from Croydon.
Malcolm Lawrence Brierley and Margaret Anne Brierley, both 65, died on Thursday, February 15, when they were caught up in the crash in Prebbleton, Christchurch.
Senior Constable Andy Williamson said it appeared the car "slowed almost to a stop (at a stop sign) but clearly hadn't observed the truck coming."
It is believed the couple had arrived in New Zealand a month earlier and were visiting Mrs Brierley's brother.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of two British nationals following their deaths in New Zealand. Our staff are in contact with the New Zealand police."
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