A man has died after crashing a car in North Canterbury.
In a statement, police said the man died in Greta Valley, in the Hurunui District, this afternoon.
Fairfax media are reporting a Fire Service spokesman as saying there was some indication the crash happened on a different day.
The man crashed a four-wheel-drive vehicle into a tree on State Highway 1 (Greta Rd), south of the Hurunui River, Fairfax reported.
Police said just one vehicle was involved in the accident, and circumstances of the crash were not yet known.