Woman dies after crash near Owaka

An 81-year-old South Otago woman involved in a head-on crash has died.

Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said Heather Jean Evelyn Burgess, of Puketiro, near Owaka, died in Dunedin Hospital on Saturday night.

She was admitted to hospital after being involved in a head-on crash south of Owaka on Wednesday.

Her death has been referred to the coroner.

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