New Zealand / Otago

One killed, two injured in crash in central Otago

22:26 pm on 8 March 2020

One person has died and two others have been injured following a crash on State Highway 85 in central Otago.

Emergency services attended an accident at the intersection of State Highway 85 and St Bathans Loop Road, near the township of Becks.

One person has died, another has serious injures, and a third person is in a moderate condition, police said.

The injured have been transported to Dunedin Hospital.

Police said State Highway 85 is fully open again.