Missing woman found after police discover car crashed down bank of South Island highway

Jylesza Needham was found around 3.45pm on Thursday. Photo / Dean Purcell.

A missing woman has been found after police spotted a car that has crashed down the side of a bank on a South Island highway.

Jylesza Needham left Nelson yesterday morning for Christchurch and was reported missing this morning.

She was found around 3.45pm today when a police officer came across a car that had crashed off the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway.

A police spokesperson said Needham was reported to have suffered only minor to moderate injuries in the crash.