A person has died after their vehicle left the road and went down a 10 metre bank near Akaroa, southeast of Christchurch.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on Onuku Road about 1pm on Thursday and found one person dead at the scene, police said.
No details about the person were available yet.
Police have closed the road and are investigating the cause of the crash.
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