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Update - Fatal crash in Morven, Waimate

Friday, 3 November 2017, 5:52 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

"Update - Fatal crash in Morven, Waimate "

One person has died following a serious crash on Waimate Highway (SH 1), Morven, involving three vehicles.

Four people are also injured, two moderately and two seriously.

One of the seriously injured occupants has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital and the other three have been transported to Timaru Hospital.

State Highway 1 is expected to be closed for several hours while the Serious Crash Unit investigates.

Diversions remain in place at the intersections of Barnetts Road/SH1 and Hornsnells Road/SH1.

ENDS

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