Campervan crash blocks highway

PHOTO: EVIE SINCLAIR
PHOTO: EVIE SINCLAIR
A crash involving a campervan on near Wānaka blocked the highway in both directions for much of yesterday afternoon.

A police spokeswoman said emergency services were notified of the two-car crash on the Wānaka-Luggate highway, near the intersection with Ballantyne Rd, at 2pm.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said two ambulances responded to the incident and paramedics assessed three people at the scene, who were in a moderate condition.

A reporter at the scene said she could see a campervan on its side in a ditch on the side of State Highway6.

It was blocking one lane.

Traffic was using Ballantyne Rd as a detour, she said.

The road was completely blocked in both directions for some time and motorists were advised to avoid the area and expect delays.