A workman works to replace a traffic light in Kelvin St at its intersection with Gala St in Invercargill yesterday after it was struck by a vehicle involved in a fatal crash. A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Winding Creek Rd near Waikaia, police said. Another person sustained moderate injuries in the crash and was treated by ambulance officers at the scene. A reporter at the scene yesterday afternoon said other than tyre marks, light vehicle debris and a traffic light being replaced, there was little evidence of the fatal incident. If anyone saw the crash, or had CCTV in the vicinity of Wellesley Ave, Avenal St or Kelvin St, they were asked to contact police.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 23, 2026 04:36 UTC