Lewis Pass Road. Photo: 123RF
A person is dead after a crash on Lewis Pass Road.
Police say they were notified of the single-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 - which links Canterbury and the West Coast - shortly before 10pm on Sunday.
A person died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services.
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Some New Zealand roads are notorious due to the number of fatal and serious crashes there, others because they are steep, narrow and have spectacular views but no room for driver error.
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