The crash occurred on State Highway 1 near the small town of Mataura. Two have people have died after a crash on State Highway 1 near Mataura, in rural Southland. Kavinda Herath A cordon is in place after two people died in a crash in rural Southland. The police serious crash unit has been advised. It brings the day's road death toll to four, after a two-car crash at 2pm, near Karapiro, left one person dead, while a crash in Kaitaia at 6am killed the sole occupant of a car after it left the road and hit a tree.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2020 04:32 UTC