A person has died following a crash involving a pedestrian and a truck in Sheffield.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 6.40am on Tuesday.

A police spokesperson said the crash occurred on State Highway 73, between Malvern Hills Road and Duke Street.

A road contractor at the scene confirmed to chrislynchmedia.com that, sadly, one person had died.

As of 10.30am, NZTA said State Highway 73 remained closed between the Queen Street and Curve Road intersections.

The detour route for southbound drivers is: turn left onto Queen Street, right onto Railway Terrace East, right onto Curve Street, then left back onto State Highway 73. The reverse applies for northbound traffic.