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Southland highway closed after serious crash between milk tanker, car

November 21, 2020

A file image of a police car at the scene of a crash. — A file image of a police car at the scene of a crash. (Source: 1 NEWS)

A serious crash between a milk tanker and a car last night has closed part of State Highway 99 in Southland.

One person was seriously injured and was taken to hospital in Invercargill by helicopter last night.

The crash happened on Riverton-Wallacetown Highway at around 9:55pm yesterday, police said.

The road is closed between Waimatuku Bush Road and Thornbury Waimatuku Road while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene.

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