Police have released the name of the woman who died in the tragic Southland Boxing Day crash.

22 year-old Pengxiao Tao, also known as Jessica, died in a collision between a car and a campervan on the Athol Five rivers Highway.

The crash left seven people needing treatment.

A 43-year old German man was charged last night in relation to the crash and will appear in the Invercargill District Court today.