One person is dead after a car and truck collided on State Highway 1 south of Christchurch early today.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) was called initially to investigate the crash at 3.13am in the small settlement of Dunsandel.
Police took over as lead once the extent of the crash was understood and it was confirmed someone had died, a Fenz spokesman said.
The deceased was the sole occupant of the car.
The town is about 40km southwest of Christchurch.
