Fatal crash in Southland

  • 02/07/2018
CARTERTON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 07:  Police stand guard at the cordon near the accident site on January 7, 2012 in Carterton, New Zealand. Emergency services attended a hot air balloon crash that has killed 11 people in the early hours of Saturday near the Wairarapa plains town of Carterton. The balloon burst into flames and crashed killing all aboard.  (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
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One person has been killed in a crash in Southland.

The collision, between a car and a truck, occurred on State Highway 96, near Browns, shortly after 7pm on Sunday.

One person died at the scene and another sustained minor injuries.

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