Crash closes section of SH1 near Ashburton

A crash has closed a section of State Highway One in mid-Canterbury.

New Zealand Transport Agency said the crash happened near the intersection with Chertsey Kyle Road, between Ashburton and Rakaia.

The highway is closed between the intersections with Elizabeth Avenue and Somerton Road.

Traffic is being diverted.

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