One dead after car crashes into bridge

8:05 PM Thursday Dec 13, 2012

A person is dead and several others injured after a car crashed into a bridge in Southland this evening.

A Fire Service spokesman said the collision occurred on Wreys Bush-Mossburn Rd near Waterloo Rd, about 70km north of Invercargill, at 6.45pm.

A power pole was also thought to have been knocked down as a result of the crash.

A rescue helicopter was en-route to the scene.

- APNZ