A person has died after being trapped in a car following a serious crash on the Timaru-Pareora Highway.
Police were called to the crash between Half Chain Road and King Street near the settlement of Pareora involving a car and truck at 2.25pm.
The road is closed and diversions are in place.
Emergency services initially worked to free the trapped person but police said at 3.40pm that the victim had died.
It's not clear if the person was the driver of the car or the sole occupant.