Name release, fatal crash, Templeton
10 Sep 2026
Released by New Zealand Police
Original release
Police are now able to release the name of the man who died on Tuesday 21 July, following a crash on West Coast Road in Templeton on 19 July.
He was Lars Andreas Hartwig, 38, from Christchurch.
Police extend our thoughts and sympathies to his family and loved ones.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre
Key details
- Issued by
- New Zealand Police
- Published
- 10 Sep 2026
- Publisher country
- New Zealand
- Subject country/region
- National (New Zealand)
Source: https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-fatal-crash-templeton
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