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A woman is dead after a car hit the underpass of the Christchurch Northern Motorway at Kaiapoi this morning.
Police said that the car struck the underpass of the Ohoka turnoff on the north bound lane of motorway killing the woman who was travelling alone.
The northbound lane at Ohoka turn off is closed and diversions are in place.
No further details are immediately available but police say they would like to speak to any witnesses who may have seen the crash happen.
- NZPA
