Police have released the name of a man who died after a crash in Waimate earlier this week.
He was 65-year-old local, Alan George Weir.
A truck and a car collided on the Waimate Highway (State Highway 1) near Makikihi, Waimate shortly after 6am on Wednesday.
A fire broke out. Fire and Emergency said crews were sent in a “dual capacity, both to clear the scene and provide first aid and also due to a fire that started as a result of the crash”.
St John sent one ambulance, one operations manager and one helicopter to the scene, a spokesperson confirmed.
Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones,” a police spokesperson said.