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One dead after two trucks crash in Christchurch

January 12, 2021
A truck driver (file).

A truck driver (file). (Source: istock.com)

One person is dead after two trucks crashed in Christchurch overnight.

Police say the crash, near the intersection of Roberts Road and Pound Road in Islington, happened shortly before 3.30am.

One of the truck drivers died at the scene.

An investigation into the crash is underway.

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