# Name release, Fatal crash, SH1, Waimate

Date: 8 Oct 2026
Released by: New Zealand Police

## MediaRelease.co Summary

Police have named Elisabeth May Cunningham, 87, and Allan Hugh Lyall, 88, of Mosgiel, as the two people killed after a single-vehicle crash on the Waimate Highway on 14 September. One died at the scene and the other in hospital on 17 September. Enquiries continue.

## Original release

Police can confirm the names of the two people who died following a crash on the Waimate Highway on 14 September. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash around 2.20pm near O'Neills Road. Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene. A second person with critical injuries was transported to hospital. They sadly died in hospital on 17 September. They were 87-year-old Elisabeth May Cunningham, and 88-year-old Allan Hugh Lyall, from Mosgiel. Police's thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time. Enquiries into the circumstances into the crash are ongoing.

## Key details

- Issued by: New Zealand Police
- Published: 8 Oct 2026
- Publisher country: New Zealand
- Original source: https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-fatal-crash-sh1-waimate
- MediaRelease.co URL: https://mediarelease.co/nz/mr01524-name-release-fatal-crash-sh1-waimate-08102026.html

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