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SH1 closed between Kaikoura and Clarence after serious crash

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 7 Jan 2019, 10:37AM
Police have asked motorists to avoid the area. (Photo / File)
Police have asked motorists to avoid the area. (Photo / File)

SH1 closed between Kaikoura and Clarence after serious crash

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 7 Jan 2019, 10:37AM

Two patients have been choppered to hospital, after a serious crash between a truck and a ute north of Kaikoura about 9.30.

State Highway One is closed near Clarence, with initial police reports saying a truck and a ute have collided.

A St John spokesperson says one person with critical injuries has been taken by helicopter to Wellington Hospital.

She says the other patient with serious injuries has been flown to Christchurch Hospital.

Steven Mann, senior travel information advisor of the Christchurch Transport Operations Centre said the crash was located near Clarence Valley Rd, just north of Clarence itself.

"Caution is advised for travellers taking this route," Mann said.

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