Emergency services at the scene of the crash on Bluff Highway (SH1) on Monday. Photo: Toni McDonald

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash near Bluff earlier this week.

The fiery single-vehicle crash happened at Greenhills on the Bluff Highway (State Highway 1), just south of Omaui Rd, about 12.30pm on Monday.

It appeared the vehicle had left the road and ended up in bushes.

Police said today they want to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash, or who saw a grey Ford Ranger ute with a flat deck and roll bars travelling north from Bluff towards Invercargill, between 12pm and 12.20pm.

Anyone with information can contact police by calling 105 or by making a report at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Update Report”.

Please reference the file number 240212/0295.