Police can advise that one person has died following a
crash yesterday involving two vehicles on State Highway 1,
Kekerengu, north of Kaikoura.
The crash was reported
shortly after 1:30pm. The road was closed while emergency
services attended. Sadly, one person died at the
scene.
Six other people were injured in the crash, two
of whom were airlifted to Wellington Hospital, one with
serious injuries, the other with moderate
injuries.
The Serious Crash Unit attended and an
investigation into the circumstances of the crash is
underway.
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