One dead after vehicle crashes into concrete barrier in Ashburton

November 12, 2021
A New Zealand Police vehicle with a road block in place (file image)

One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Ashburton in Canterbury on Thursday night.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Ealing Montalto Road in Carew, Ashburton, at about 9.40pm, police say.

Police say the vehicle "reportedly collided with a concrete barrier" and the driver, the sole occupant, died at the scene.

Inquiries into the circumstances behind the crash are ongoing.

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