One dead, three injured in head-on collision near Motueka

One person is dead and three seriously injured after a head-on crash near Motueka, near Nelson, this morning.

Police said two vehicles collided on State Highway 60 just south of Motueka about 8.30am.

Two people with serious injuries had been flown to Nelson Hospital by the Nelson-Marlborough rescue helicopter.

A third person with moderate injuries had been taken to the hospital by ambulance.

The injured are an elderly couple and a young boy.

Further details would not be released until next of kin had been informed.

Police said SH60 was expected to be closed until at least 12.30pm while members of the serious crash unit investigated.

Detours were in place.

- NZPA