Emergency services working to rescue person trapped in campervan which has gone over bank near Westport

Fire Service crews are en route to the scene of the crash on the Lower Buller Gorge Road, near Hawks Crag. Image / Google Maps

Emergency services on the West Coast are attending a crash on Lower Buyller Gorge Rd where a campervan has gone down a bank.

A police spokesperson said the incident occurred on Lower Buller Gorge Rd around 4.15pm at Hawks Crag.

"A campervan has gone over a bank and one person is believed to be trapped in the vehicle with non-life threatening injuries," the spokesperson said.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are working to free the person from the vehicle and a helicopter from Greymouth has been called in to assist.

The police spokesperson asks motorists to avoid the area if possible.

Metservice reports the weather conditions of Westport today to be cloudy in periods and a few showers with northwest breezes.

One of the four motorcyclists who died on New Zealand roads this Saturday died at the scene of a crash on Lower Buller Gorge Rd, down the road from today's incident.

The rider was taking part in the Tribute 29 Pike River Memorial Run and died at the scene of the crash just after 4pm.

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