New Zealand

SH1 closed in Canterbury after crash jams crossing

21:36 pm on 7 January 2026

Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown

State Highway 1 in Canterbury is closed following a single-car crash that has left a barrier at a train level crossing jammed.

The crash happened about 7.30pm with SH1's Main South Road shut north of Dunsandel.

Police said a car crashed into a signal box along the train tracks.

No one is injured.