State Highway 1 has reopened south of Milton after a fatal crash this afternoon. A vehicle travelling north collided with a truck travelling south, and a van that was following the northbound vehicle went into a ditch. Police confirmed one person died in the crash. Emergency services at the crash scene. Ambulance officers treated one person with moderate injuries at the scene and two with minor injuries.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 08, 2017 00:11 UTC