Police have named the three people who died following a crash at the intersection of Mitcham Road and Hepburns Road, Ashburton on Monday morning.
They were 30-year-old Chante Alissa Harmer, 19-month-old Te Awanuiarangi Shayelous-Jay Matenga Tapiata-Harmer and eight-month-old Wysdom Amara Francis Tony Jane Tapiata-Harmer.
The three deceased were from Ashburton.
The police have extended their sympathies to the whanau and friends of the deceased.