6 Nov 2021

One dead after vehicle hits pedestrian on SH1 in Canterbury

11:38 am on 6 November 2021

A person has died after a vehicle hit a pedestrian at Rakaia 60km south of Christchurch this morning.

The scene of a crash where four people died after a truck and van collided near Ashburton.

File pic Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Police said the incident occurred on State Highway 1 between Chertsey Line Road and Pendarves Rakaia Road around 6.30am.

SH1 was closed for several hours but reopened just before 11am.

The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene and an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is continuing, police say.