A man has died in an industrial incident at the port of Lyttelton.
The man, aged in his 50s, is believed to have been struck by a logging truck while walking on a port road at Number 2 Wharf, police said.
Bystanders and paramedics attempted to perform CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man is believed to have been an employee of a contracting firm at the port.
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Police and ambulance services were contacted at around 3.20pm.
No further details of the incident are available.
Investigations by MBIE health and safety and police are under way.