A woman died and two people were injured in a two-car crash
on State Highway 8, near Lawrence, about 7pm yesterday.
Weather conditions appeared to be a contributing factor,
Clutha area police said in a statement.
It was raining at the time and it appeared a vehicle
travelling towards Milton slid in the wet conditions as it
rounded a corner and collided with a vehicle travelling
towards Lawrence.
The woman, the sole occupant of one of the vehicles, died at
the scene.
Two people travelling in the other vehicle were taken by
ambulance to Dunedin Hospital for assessment, a St John
Ambulance spokeswoman said.
One had moderate injuries and the other minor injuries, but
the spokeswoman last night did not know their gender or
whether they had been admitted.
No further details were available last night.
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