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One dead after single-vehicle crash in Clutha overnight

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8:53am
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One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Clutha overnight.

Police said emergency services were called to the scene on Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield, between Craig Road and Allangrange Road, at 1.55am today.

"The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle," police said.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were underway.

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