A young man has been killed following a serious car crash in Southland this morning.
Invercargill police Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes said at 6.30am this morning Invercargill police were called into a crash 200 metres east of the Lorneville-Dacre highway, north of Invercargill.
A 24-year-old man was found dead at the scene, he was the sole occupant of a Honda saloon.
Police have closed part of the highway while a scene examination takes place.
So far there has been no indication of what caused the crash, Mr Raynes said.
