One person dead in serious single-vehicle crash on Bluff Highway, Southland

One person has died following a serious crash on the Bluff Highway at Greenhills, Southland this afternoon.

The single-vehicle crash was reported to Police around 12.30pm and initial indications suggested one person had received critical injuries.

In an update shortly before 7pm, police advised the person had died.

A section of Bluff Highway remains closed as a scene examination takes place.

Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to expect delays while emergency services work at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit had been advised and an investigation into the crash was under way.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Simon Lyford said FENZ assisted police at the scene, while also working to extinguish a vegetation fire caused by the accident.

Three appliances attended the scene, including two from Bluff and a tanker from Invercargill, Lyford said.