One person has died and three are\u00a0seriously injured after a crash on the Kingston Road (State Highway 6) in Kawarau Falls.<\/p>\n
Police said the single-vehicle crash\u00a0happened just before 4am on Sunday between the\u00a0intersections of Peninsula Rd and Boyd Rd.<\/p>\n
Two people in the car have\u00a0serious injuries, one has critical injuries, while one died at the scene.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for\u00a0Hato Hone St John said it was notified of the crash at 3.55am and sent two\u00a0helicopters and an\u00a0ambulance.<\/p>\n
Three patients were assessed at the scene. The critically hurt person was taken to Lakes District Hospital by ambulance, while the two people with serious injuries were\u00a0flown to hospitals in Dunedin and Christchurch, he said.<\/p>\n
Fire and Emergency said the vehicle left the road and hit a tree, RNZ reported.<\/p>\n
Crews from Frankton and\u00a0Queenstown also attended.<\/p>\n
The highway was closed until about 1.30pm while the\u00a0Serious Crash Unit investigated.<\/p>\n
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