Tuesday, 10 May 2016 - 6:11pm |
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Fatal tanker crash on State Highway 6

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State Highway 6 at Glenhope in the Tasman District remains closed, and is likely to remain closed overnight, as emergency services are at the scene of a fatal tanker crash.

Emergency services were notified just before 2.50pm. One person has died as a result of the crash, in which the tanker appears to have crashed off the road into scrub.

The Police Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

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Issued by Public Affairs, PNHQ