Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ / REECE BAKER
A van driver has been seriously injured in a crash with a train north of Kaikōura on Friday.
Emergency services were called to the crash between Hapuku and Waipapa Bay shortly before 10am.
Firefighters helped to free the person from their van.
A local resident said she saw a courier van on the railway tracks that looked like it had been torn apart.
Police said State Highway 1 was open but there could be delays.
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