A woman has died and another is seriously injured after a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna, in the Wairarapa, this morning. Emergency services including headed to the smash, which closed State Highway 2 on the Anzac Bridge. Police had also received a report of a 35km diesel spill on the road between Mt Bruce and Pahiatua. The road was expected to be closed for at leats two hours and diversions were in place via Opaki Road and Morrisville. Diversions were expected to be put in place but motorists in the area face long delays.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 26, 2017 20:49 UTC