Source: Radio New Zealand
A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ
State Highway 1 is closed in Southland following a serious crash near Invercargill on Wednesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Kerr Road, Dacre, 20km from Invercargill, about 8.10am.
Police said initial indications suggested there were serious injuries.
State Highway 1 is closed between Dacre and Woodlands, about 20 kilometres north-east of Invercargill.
NZ Transport Agency said on X that north-bound traffic could detour by turning left onto Grove Bush-Woodlands Rd, right onto SH98 and then left back onto SH1. The reverse applies for south-bound traffic.
SH1 DACRE, SOUTHLAND – CRASH – 8:20AM
Due to a crash near the intersection with Kerr Rd, SH1 is now CLOSED between Grove Bush-Woodlands Rd and SH98.
NB traffic turn left onto Grove Bush-Woodlands Rd, right onto SH98 and then left back onto SH1. Reverse for SB traffic. ^JP pic.twitter.com/92WnbZj24t— NZ Transport Agency – Otago & Southland (@nztaos) April 21, 2026
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