Two women identified following fatal Auckland highway crash
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Police have named Sharron Caitcheon, 66, and Frances Jerome Lyndon, 76, who died in a collision involving two cars and a truck. The crash occurred on Dairy Flat Highway on the afternoon of 5 October. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Key facts
5 facts
- Sharron Caitcheon, 66, of Auckland, died in the crash
- Frances Jerome Lyndon, 76, of Queensland, Australia, died in the crash
- The crash occurred on Monday, 5 October, at approximately 2.30pm
- The collision involved two cars and a truck
- Three people required extraction from the wreckage
The full story
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Sharron Caitcheon, 66, of Auckland, and Frances Jerome Lyndon, 76, of Queensland, Australia, have been identified as the victims of a crash on Auckland's Dairy Flat Highway. The collision, which involved two cars and a truck, occurred on the afternoon of Monday, 5 October. The two women were pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency services were called to the incident at approximately 2.30pm. Fire and Emergency New Zealand reported that three people had to be freed from the wreckage. While two people died at the scene, a third person was taken to hospital in serious condition.
A witness stated that they attempted to help but found it clear the two women had already passed away. This witness then assisted a male survivor. A local truck driver described the scene as "absolute carnage".
Police investigations into the crash are ongoing. The rural road was closed between Postman and Horseshoe Bush Roads during the incident.
Where reports differ
- One report specifies the crash occurred last week, while the other provides the specific time of 2.30pm
Compiled from reports by Stuff and NZ Herald.
