State Highway 79 is closed at the Pleasant Valley Road intersection, following the 5.15am collision involving two trucks.

Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

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17 Jul: Investigations are underway to determine whether a marine pest has been found in Southland

15 Jul: Queenstown Rees Hotel has been fined 22 thousand dollars for selling illegally caught crayfish - as part of a pricey luxury experience

15 Jul: An anonymous benefactor's generosity is funding a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information on the deaths of three sea lions in Southland

15 Jul: A woman has died, two days after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, south of Hampden in Otago, on Sunday afternoon

15 Jul: Plans are progressing for a new hospital in Otago Central Lakes

13 Jul: State Highway One is closed south of Otago's Hampden following a two-vehicle crash

13 Jul: A reward has soared to 50 thousand dollars for information about three sea lions deaths, in Southland

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