One person in critical condition after serious crash near Sunday's horror collision in Marlborough

  • 22/06/2022

A person is in a critical condition after a serious crash near where Sunday's horror collision in the Marlborough region occurred. 

Police said emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 63 at the intersection with Waihopai Valley Road, west of Renwick.

In a statement, police said the two-car crash occurred shortly before 7am and left one person in a critical condition. 

A helicopter has been dispatched to the scene and the road is closed with diversions put in place, police said. 

The crash comes after seven people died in a head-on collision between a van and a refrigerated goods truck on Sunday morning. 

Just a day later, one person was killed in a crash near the same spot as Sunday's horror collision.