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serious crash unit

State Highway 6 through the Kawarau Gorge at the Roaring Meg power station. Friday's fatal crash happened on the Cromwell side of the station. File photo: Nixovel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Southland

Serious Crash Unit examines Kawarau Gorge collision that killed one and shut SH6 overnight

One person died and another was taken to Lakes District Hospital after two vehicles collided on State Highway 6 near the Roaring Meg power station on Friday afternoon, closing the Cromwell-Queenstown road for hours and forcing traffic over the Crown Range.

4 Nov 2026

Lumsden, at the northern end of the stretch of State Highway 6 closed on Tuesday afternoon. One person died in a single-vehicle crash south of the Josephville-Glenure Road intersection. File photo: Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Southland

One dead after single-vehicle crash closes SH6 between Lumsden and Dipton for five hours

A person died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 6 south of the Josephville-Glenure Road intersection on Tuesday afternoon. The highway reopened about 6pm after the Serious Crash Unit finished its examination.

3 Nov 2026