A two-car collision near Kaikoura last night killed one person and injured another.
Police have yet to release the name of one person, driving a Holden Commodore, who died instantly in the head-on crash at Mangamaunu on State Highway 1, 22km northeast of Kaikoura.
Sergeant Tony Yardley said the Commodore hit a four-wheel-drive which was heading north. One of the vehicles crossed the centre line, but police were still investigating.
The driver of the four-wheel-drive received minor injuries and was taken to Wairau Hospital in Blenheim to be treated.
No further details of the dead person would be released until relatives had been notified.
- NZPA
One dead after head-on smash near Kaikoura
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