One person dead after car crashes into parked vehicle

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One person is dead after their car crashed into a parked vehicle on a rural road near Timaru today.

Police said the driver died after their car hit a parked vehicle on Beaconsfield Rd shortly after midday.

No other vehicles were involved, police said.

Beaconsfield Rd has been cordoned off while police conduct a scene examination to establish the cause of the crash.

The Canterbury police serious crash investigation team was also in attendance.

The death has been referred to the coroner, police said.