Source: Radio New Zealand
A crash on SH1 near Rakaia Bridge has left two people dead, three injured. Google Maps
Two people have been killed in a crash on State Highway 1 at Rakaia Bridge in Canterbury on Friday.
Three other people were injured, one critically, in the single-vehicle crash near North Rakaia Road in Bankside shortly after 1pm.
St John flew two of the patients to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter.
Main South Road around the area was blocked and would be for a significant period of time, police said.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area and choose alternative routes as emergency services worked at the scene.
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