Motorcyclist killed near Haast

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on SH 6, south of Haast on the Haast Pass Highway.

The accident happened about 12.30pm, and the 70 year old male rider has died at the scene.

At this stage it is believed that no other vehicles were involved.

Motorists are warned to expect some delays.

This is the second motorcycle death on this stretch of highway this week, after Christchurch man Steven Nottingham died on Monday just north of Haast. 

Steven Wayne Nottingham, 59, of Christchurch, was heading toward Haast on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when it collided with a campervan on a winding section of State Highway 6 near Grave Creek, about 1km south of Knights Point.

 

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