A person has died in a two-car crash in the South Island.
The person died at the scene yesterday about 1.30pm on State Highway 1 at Kekerengu north of Kaikōura, but police are only now advising of their death.
Six others were also injured in the crash, two of whom were airlifted to Wellington Hospital, one with serious injuries, the other with moderate injuries.
The road was closed for several hours yesterday, and Serious Crash Unit investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
Driver Peter Mark told the Herald he had been leaving Kaikōura and heading north when he saw two ambulances go by, soon followed by two helicopters.
