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One person dead after Otago crash

June 21, 2018
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One person is dead after a serious crash in Otago today.

The crash occurred around 8km past the access road to the Treble Cone ski area.

Police received a report that a car had left the road and gone into a creek around 11.20am.

The Serious Crash Unit is attending.
 

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