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A 15-year-old has admitted the manslaughter of a woman��killed in a crash in rural Canterbury.����

Sandra Loveday, 60, died after��the two-car crash on Old West Coast Rd, West Melton on August 7 last year.����

A teenager was also critically injured.��

On Friday, the 15-year-old boy appeared in the High Court at Christchurch before Justice Melanie Harland.��

The teen pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Justice Harland continued interim name suppression, and an interim order suppressing the summary of facts. No conviction has been entered.��

Loveday was a senior legal executive at Canterbury Legal.��

Sandra Loveday was killed in the crash and a teenage boy was critically injured. Photo / George Heard��

The company announced her death on its website.��

“Sandra’s presence within our small team was invaluable, and her professionalism and warmth left a lasting impact on all who had the privilege of working alongside her,” a statement read.��

“Her loss has left us deeply shocked and saddened, and we are navigating this together. Our thoughts are with Sandra’s family and friends at this difficult time.”��

Canterbury police rural area commander Inspector Peter Cooper had earlier told the��Herald��the region’s road toll was “horrendous”.��

“The amount of trauma it’s caused families in rural Canterbury, they’re suffering,” Cooper said.��

“Crashes like this one are all preventable. It’s an annual message, but drivers need to take the act of driving seriously.”��

Sam Sherwood��is a Christchurch-based reporter who covers crime. He is a senior journalist who joined the��Herald��in 2022, and has worked as a journalist for 10 years.��

This article was originally published on the NZ Herald .��