Crash kills one

At approximately 5.00pm this evening emergency services were called to a crash at State Highway One just north of Bankside in the Selwyn Area.

A motor car had collided head on with a truck and trailer. The elderly driver of the car is deceased.

SHW1 is currently closed at the scene while heavy lifting equipment removes the truck and trailer. Diversions are in place and the road is expected to reopen around 11.00pm

No further details are available at this time.