Two people are dead after a serious crash involving a truck and several other vehicles on State Highway 1 near Rakaia, south of Christchurch.
Police were called to reports of a truck rolling onto a train line about 8.50am and arrived at the scene soon after.
Two people were killed in the crash and seven others received a range of injuries, police said.
Photos show the truck - that had been pulling two trailers - having flipped and come to rest across railway tracks, shutting down the train line south of Christchurch.
![The truck involved in the serious crash on State Highway 1 near Rakaia ended up off the road and across the railway line. Photo / Bridget Shimmin](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/N5WMYYUPVJPK4TCNGTPWM3VW3A.jpg?auth=376603e0b211786245f4ba4e541f948735452402db3c40f70496272445d3963d&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)