A person has died in a truck crash that has blocked off State Highway 1 between Invercargill and Bluff.
Emergency services were called to the scene, at Bluff Highway in Greenhills, just before 3.30am after reports that a truck had crashed and caught fire.
Police confirmed the fatality just before 7am.
People travelling in the area are warned that the area is set to be closed off for several hours and that there is no alternative route.