Rural New Zealand crash leaves one child dead
{{date|July 14, 2007}}
{{New Zealand}}
[[Image:Rescue helicopter.JPG|thumb|left|The Westpac Rescue Helicopter arriving at the scene. {{Image credit|Gabriel Pollard.}}]]
A 12-year-old girl has died after the car they were travelling in slipped on ice and rolled off the side of the road near [[w:Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]], [[w:Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]].

A [[w:Westpac Rescue Helicopter (New Zealand)|Westpac Rescue Helicopter]] was also at the scene to offer services and help. Two were taken to hospital for a check up.

State highway 77 was closed while the scene was cleared up, creating a detour along Zigzag road. It reopened at 5.00 p.m. ([[w:NZST|NZST]]).

== Sources ==
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|title=Child killed in Darfield car accident
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*{{source|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10451532
|title=Child killed in Canterbury crash
|author=NZPA
|pub=The New Zealand Herald
|date=July 14, 2007}}

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[[Category:New Zealand]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter arriving at the scene. 
A 12-year-old girl has died after the car they were travelling in slipped on ice and rolled off the side of the road near Darfield, Canterbury.

A Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also at the scene to offer services and help. Two were taken to hospital for a check up.

State highway 77 was closed while the scene was cleared up, creating a detour along Zigzag road. It reopened at 5.00 p.m. (NZST).
New Zealand Oceania Disasters and accidents