Police are responding to a serious crash on State Highway One in Timaru. Photo / NZME
Police are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 1 in Timaru.
The single-vehicle crash in Washdyle was reported just after 1pm.
Indications are there are serious injuries, a spokesperson said.
The road is closed between Seadown and Kennels Rds and there is a diversion on SH8.
Motorists are asked to seek alternative routes, or expect delays.
It comes just a day after a person died in Temuka, also in Timaru, on Sunday evening.
The single-vehicle crash was reported to police at around 4.30pm and a police spokesperson said the vehicle had gone into a ditch on Factory Rd.
A second person received moderate injuries in the crash.
Motorists are being warned to expect hazardous driving conditions.