State Highway 6 at Glenhope in the Tasman District is now reopened following a fatal tanker crash yesterday afternoon.
One person has died as a result of the crash just before 2:50pm, in which the tanker has gone off the road into scrub.
Police removed the truck from the scene just after 10:50pm last night and the road was reopened shortly before midnight.
The Police Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
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