{"id":127779,"date":"2021-06-06T03:40:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T03:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=127779"},"modified":"2021-06-06T03:40:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T03:40:35","slug":"horror-ashburton-crash-driver-remembered-for-his-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/horror-ashburton-crash-driver-remembered-for-his-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror Ashburton crash: Driver remembered for his smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of a van involved in a horror crash near Ashburton on Friday has been remembered for his smile.<\/p>\n<p>Avinash Chand and three others died after a truck and van crashed near the Ashburton River flood zone about 9.30am on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood Chand was driving the van, taking passengers to the annual Golden Guitar music competition in Gore.<\/p>\n<p>The other three victims &#8211; passengers in the van &#8211; were from the North Island.<\/p>\n<p>Chand was a co-owner of Identity Tours Limited.<\/p>\n<p>He moved to New Zealand from Fiji about 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/Ag0ZQRF03P0JVlC3dokH9Mhry2U=\/16x2\/smart\/filters:quality(70)\/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/nzme\/URAXK3EMTYEGQVECMZ4BRS3OIY.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Herald has reached out to the company &#8211; which is temporarily closed &#8211; and Chand&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<p>In an online post a relative said he would be &#8220;remembered for his smile&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will miss you Avi, you left us without any words,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/byupVKHBiXKN14pR38yiTs504L8=\/16x11\/smart\/filters:quality(70)\/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/nzme\/4QGZ37GWQRBPUA5CKMYA5ZDFIQ.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Those who knew Chand also posted tributes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Its been an absolute honour knowing you Aviz,&#8221; said one friend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have touched countless peoples lives and brought a smile to so many. Rest in peace and love. We will meet again one day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday Area Commander Inspector David Gaskin confirmed that four people had died and blamed &#8220;a moment of inattention&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the van appeared to have gone through a controlled intersection at a time a fully laden truck was going past.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/vw2Hll_92QSIpSKCvr9eZfRkSFI=\/16x11\/smart\/filters:quality(70)\/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/nzme\/NHJQS6DNIET5JMV5QCW2CBUMQI.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The truck driver was seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an absolute tragedy,&#8221; said Gaskin.<\/p>\n<p>He urged people to be careful and take their time on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/horror-ashburton-crash-driver-remembered-for-his-smile\/DNOGPIQPBISUNM3SJC573ONJQQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of a van involved in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":127778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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