Two women are dead after a crash in Te Anau last night.
Police were called to the crash near Cascade Creek on the Te Anau Milford Highway in Fiordland at 5.20pm yesterday.
Both women were trapped in the car after the accident. One woman died at the scene while the second was transported to hospital by helicopter.
Both were cut from the crashed vehicle, a Southern Fire Service spokesman said.
Two fire engines from Te Anau, police and St John were at the crash site.