One person has died and seven other have been injured, three seriously, following a two-vehicle crash near Queenstown.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Crown Range Rd at 3.55pm on Sunday.
Hato Hone St John said it responded with four helicopters, four ambulances, one manager, one rapid response unit and one Major Incident Support Team (Mist) to the scene.
“Our crews assessed and treated seven patients.”
Three patients in a serious condition and one in a moderate condition were all airlifted to Dunedin Hospital. A further two patients in a moderate condition and one in a minor condition were trasnported by road to Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown.
Hato Hone St John referred all other questions to police.
Police said Crown Range Rd has been closed at the intersection of State Highway 6/Gibbston Highway.
“The road is expected to remain closed for some time as the Serious Crash Unit examines the crash scene,” police said in a statement.
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