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The accident occurred at the corner of Main South Rd (State Highway 1) and Parkins Rd near Dunsandel.
A collision between a milk tanker and a car near Dunsandel in rural Canterbury left one person seriously injured.
In a statement, police said they received a report of the accident at the corner of Main South Rd (State Highway 1) and Parkins Rd around 12:23 p.m. Sunday.
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The first indications were that one person was seriously injured.
A spokeswoman for St John said the person was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital.
Traffic near the accident is being diverted and roads have been closed.
A New Zealand Fire and Emergency spokeswoman confirmed that two crews were attending the accident.
There was another collision between a milk tanker and a car in Dunsandel in October 2019. That collision occurred at a different intersection with SH1 and left one person moderately injured.
