Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash at Wakefield Quay, Nelson, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police were notified at 12.15am that a car had collided with a pole.
The road was blocked and reopened just before 2am.
A 30-year-old woman died at Christchurch Hospital this morning.
Two others in the vehicle received minor injuries.
Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the crash.
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Issued by Police Media Centre