7 Apr 2015

Man dies after Nelson crash

5:00 pm on 7 April 2015

A man involved in a head-on crash on a one-way bridge near Nelson has died in hospital.

Grant McIsaac's van collided head on with a truck on a bridge on State Highway 65 near Maruia Falls last Wednesday.

The 67-year-old, from Wellington, died in Nelson Hospital on Saturday morning.

The driver of the truck was uninjured.

A post mortem will be conducted and a serious crash investigation is ongoing.