One person is dead after a car was found submerged in a culvert in Southland about 10am.
A witness at the scene said the saloon car was not visible from the road, but had been spotted by a truck driver - who could see due to the height of his own vehicle - on State Highway 94 near Balfour this morning.
"A normal car driving up the road couldn't see it," the witness said.
"The car was two thirds submerged under the water. He called me and I went and tried to have a look, while he called 111."
He was unable to see the driver of the vehicle until it was moved by emergency services.