One dead in crash near Dunedin

One person is dead and four others injured after a two-car crash near Karitane, north of Dunedin today.

The crash occurred between Apes Rd and Butters Rd on State Highway 1 about about 3.30pm, a police spokeswoman said.

The highway was closed for several hours but has reopened.

A car was in a ditch on the north-bound lane of State Highway 1, while another vehicle had come to a stop facing the highway and cutting off the north-bound lane.

Traffic was backed up about 500m at a nearby intersection.

A St John spokesman said two helicopters attended and each took a person in a critical condition to Dunedin Hospital, while two others were taken by ambulance in a serious condition.

One person, understood to be a woman, died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

 - additional reporting Tim Brown

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