Police at the scene of a fatal crash between a cyclist and a truck on the corner of Carmen and Waterloo Rd in Hornby, Christchurch. Photo / Sam Hoeflich
A cyclist is dead after a collision with a truck in Christchurch today.
The incident happened at the junction of Waterloo Rd and Carmen Rd in the suburb of Hornby about midday.
The police serious crash unit was at the scene and investigations were underway.
Further details would be released when next of kin had been informed, police said.
The death has been referred to the coroner.
Waterloo Rd is closed eastbound from Carmen Rd.
Traffic is moving very slowly and police ask that members of the public avoid the area for the next few hours.
A southern police communications spokeswoman said the cyclist was a male aged in his 30s.
The fatal collision involved a truck, she said.
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