Witnesses saw a large truck and trailer weaving across the road before crashing into an oncoming car south of Oamaru, leaving both drivers dead. A witness, who was driving south directly behind the car involved, said the truck veered left and hit a fence before swerving right. The driver of the car tried to pull over to the left as the truck approached, but was hit in the side. One told police the truck driver had been swerving for "about 10 minutes" before the crash and another said they had tried to call the truck driver’s company to warn them something appeared to be wrong with the driver. The witness pulled over and ran to the aid of the car driver, but nothing could be done.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 30, 2024 09:26 UTC