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The scene of the double fatal accident on Wednesday.
A young father and his five-month-old baby were the two people who died in a fatal crash in Southland this week.
Matthew Dale Harris, 22, and his little daughter Ruby Jane Harris died after the vehicle they were in was struck by another vehicle on State Highway 6 near Invercargill around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The police express their condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.
The accident occurred about 150 meters north of the Makarewa Bridge, near Invercargill.
An oncoming vehicle is understood to have caused the collision when it crossed the center line.
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Investigations are underway to establish what happened.
A teenager in one of the other three vehicles was seriously injured and remains at Dunedin Hospital.
Three other people suffered non-fatal injuries.
