Tanker and car collide

A CAR collided with a milk tanker in the Wright’s Bush area of State Highway 99 in Southland just before 10pm yesterday.

Emergency services were at the scene and a helicopter was called in from Dunedin.

One person remained trapped in a vehicle just after 10pm.

The crash on the RivertonWallacetown Highway was between Woodfield St and Otahuti Wrights Bush Rd, police said.

The road was closed after the crash.