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One man has died following the serious two-vehicle crash at the Oreti River Bridge. Another woman was reported to be in critical condition. The road is expected to remain closed for some time while the Serious Crash Unit attends the scene. Motorists should expect delays, take an alternative route or delay travel through the area. ENDSÂ
• Source: 1 NEWS Police have confirmed a man and a woman have died following a two-vehicle crash in Southland this afternoon. A New Zealand Police vehicle with a road block in place (file image). Source: 1 NEWS Police were called to the accident on the Riverton Wallacetown Highway near Invercargill at 1:30pm. The crash has occurred at Oreti River Bridge. The man involved in the crash died at the scene while the woman was transporte...
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Holiday road toll climbs to six after couple die in Southland truck and motorcycle crash 28 Dec, 2020 05:30 AM Quick Read Emergency services at the scene of the serious crash near the Oreti River bridge. Photo / Otago Daily Times Otago Daily Times Two people have died following a crash between a truck and a motorcycle in Southland. A man died at the scene and a woman later died in hospital after being flown to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition. Their deaths bring the Christmas/New Year holiday road toll to six, two more than the 2019/2020 total. The crash happened at 1.30pm on the Rive...
Four counters on the Around the Mountains trail tallied 6676 cyclists and pedestrians. The report says occasionally a large flock of sheep were moved across the counter at Lumsden, which “could inflate numbers by several hundred”. However, the report then says about 1000 of the pedestrian counts are actually stock movements. The report also notes short there-and-back trips from Kingston were not counted. Robyn Edie/Stuff Southland District mayor Gary Tong said the spike in numbers because of the sheep was quite funny. It says in the report that the trail’s reputation had yet to cat...
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Cricket: Jacob Duffy makes stunning debut as Black Caps continue unbeaten summer 18 Dec, 2020 09:25 AM 4 minutes to read Jacob Duffy's spectacular near-catch. Video / Spark Sport Friday night means only one thing in Lumsden: the chicken wing special at the Lumsden Hotel. If the locals looked up from their steaming plate of Buffalo wings with blue-cheese sauce for just a second, though, they would have seen one of their own enjoying one of the more electrifying international debuts. Looking like the happiest man in the country, the fresh-faced Jacob Duffy ripped off the top of the Pakistan bat...