Police ask for patience and caution from drivers in the area who will be forced to use secondary, detour roads while this investigation is underway. Photo / File
One person has died following a crash on Twizel Road near Lake Pukaki today.
This crash involved a single vehicle that lost control and rolled several times on State Highway 8 in Tekapo at about 4:30pm.
Two other people were flown by Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Christchurch Hospital.
A serious crash investigation is underway and the road will be closed while police conduct a scene examination and remove the vehicle from the road.
This is expected to take several hours.
Police ask for patience and caution from drivers in the area who will be forced to use secondary, detour roads while this investigation is underway.
Police reminded drivers to always drive with care and at a speed appropriate to the conditions - road conditions in Canterbury, Otago and Southland may still be affected by debris from yesterday's storm.
Derive McNeill has since thanked the man for working in the mental health sector.