Police yesterday confirmed Cody James Cowie (24) and Erica Kay Ward (27) were killed when the car they were in smashed head-on into a truck on State Highway 1 between East Taieri and Allanton.
It appeared the Dunedin pair were travelling north about 3am on Friday when the crash occurred.
Police have remained quiet as to the cause of the crash, yesterday offering only that ''the police investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing''.
Tributes flowed on social media for the pair over the weekend.
''You will never be forgotten Cody James Cowie and Erica Ward fly high,'' one message to the pair said.
''Gone too soon my friend u are a beautiful person kind hearted u light up the room with ur beautiful smile I'll miss u Erica Ward we all miss u xxxx,'' a post, directed to the young mother, said.
''You'll never be forgotten little bro love u always x,'' a message to Mr Cowie read.
Dunedin CIB, the serious crash unit and the commercial vehicle inspection unit are all investigating the crash.
