One dead following overnight crash on State Highway 1, Otago

One person has died in a crash on State Highway 1 (Milton Highway) overnight.

Police said they were notified of the single-vehicle crash at 12.45am this morning.

“A second person from the car sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital,” a police spokesperson said in a statement.

Police said State Highway 1 between Lakeside Rd and Moneymore Rd has reopened after it closed to allow the Serious Crash Unit to examine the scene.

“Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are underway.”

This follows a deadly week on New Zealand roads.

Two people died after a fiery South Taranaki crash on Wednesday.

The collision on SH3 in Eltham, Taranaki, at 5.50am left the stretch of highway closed for more than 11 hours as emergency services responded.

Meanwhile, two people who worked for the same company died in a crash south of Ōamaru on Monday.

A large truck and trailer collided with a car on State Highway 1 near Browns Rd, Alma, Waitaki district, at about 9am.

On Sunday evening Peta Kerr, 33, was killed when her vehicle crashed head-on with Bryan Kerr, 51, on Ashworths Rd, Leithfield, North Canterbury.

Peta Kerr’s 7-month-old baby William survived the crash unharmed.