One person is dead and another seriously injured after a crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury this morning.<\/p>\n
Main South Rd was blocked after the two-vehicle crash near Burnham was reported to emergency services just before 7.30am.<\/p>\n
Fire and Emergency NZ said three crews responded to the crash, and\u00a0arrived to find two people trapped in separate vehicles.<\/p>\n
Initially it was reported that both had been freed, and a St John spokesperson this morning said one person had been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.<\/p>\n
In an update this afternoon police advised the other person had died at the scene.<\/p>\n
The highway was closed for several hours but has now reopened.<\/p>\n
The police serious crash unit was notified.<\/p>\n
\u00a0– Allied Media\/RNZ<\/p>\n
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