Detours on Otago’s Waikouaiti-Waitati Rd after caravan collision, State Highway One blocked

Police say the Waikouaiti-Waitati Rd has been blocked and detours are in place. Photo / Bevan Conley

A section of State Highway 1 in Otago is blocked after a car and another vehicle towing a caravan crashed into each other this morning.

Police say the Waikouaiti-Waitati Rd has been blocked and detours are in place.

One person was seriously injured and another was left with moderate injuries, a Hato Hone St John spokeswoman told the Herald. Both were taken to Dunedin Hospital.

St John sent one ambulance, a first response unit and a prime response vehicle to the scene at 10.16am.

The crash happened on the bridge over the Waikouaiti River, about half and hour’s drive north of Dunedin.

“Police were notified of the crash on the bridge over the Waikouaiti River at 10.20am,” a police spokesman said.

Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers business, breaking news and local stories from Tāmaki Makaurau. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.

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