Retreat road toll climbs to four after couple die in Southland truck and motorcycle crash

Emergency services in your scene of the serious crash outside the Oreti River bridge. Photo as well as Otago Daily Times

Two people have died upon a crash between a truck and a biker in Southland.

A men died at the scene and a mum to be later died in hospital soon after being flown to Dunedin Emergency room in a critical condition.

Their deaths bring the Christmas/New Especially holiday road toll to six to eight, two more than the 2019/2020 total.

The crash happened available at 1 . 30pm on the Riverton-Wallacetown Tollroad at the Oreti River Bridge.

Emergency services at the stage said it appeared the chopper and a Fonterra truck had mixed.

A patient is transported onto those Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter. Photo / Otago Daily Times

A police force spokeswoman confirmed that the police deep crash unit had been called.

A Fire and Emergency Cutting edge Zealand spokesman said that two any time you appliances had been sent to the landscape, from Wallacetown and Invercargill.

Firefighters were helping by the scene, including with traffic elimination, and police were heading some sort of operations, the spokesman said.

Police said the road residue closed between Cumnock Street and even Taramoa Road.

Individuals should expect delays, take another option route or delay travel through place.

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A complete rescue helicopter lands near the arena of a serious road crash from the Riverton Wallacetown Highway today. Image / Otago Daily Times