8 Dec 2010

Driver dead after collision with bus in Canterbury

6:40 pm on 8 December 2010

One person is dead and three people are injured following a collision between a bus and a four-wheel-drive in Canterbury.

Police say the accident happened on State Highway 1 at Rangitata in South Canterbury.

The driver of the four-wheel-drive died and three of the 19 passengers on the bus have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries.