Woman rescued after early morning crash

Police launched a search early today for a woman who called for help after her vehicle ran off the road but lost the phone signal before she could say where she was.

Nelson police got the call from the woman just after 4.20am.

She said she had run off the road between Blenheim and Nelson before the phone cut out.

Her vehicle was found about 6.30am about one kilometre north of Canvastown, but the woman had already been picked up by a truck driver and taken to an address in Blenheim.

Sergeant Michael Irving said police would speak to woman about the incident later today.

- NZPA