A motorcyclist is seriously injured following a crash on State Highway 96 (SH96) in Southland this morning. 

A police spokesman said emergency services were called to the crash, between Keen and Factory Rds, near Hedgehope, at about 10am. 

"One person is reported to have serious injuries," the spokesman said. 

SH96 is closed between Keen and Factory Rds while emergency services work at the scene.