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Gayle Hall, the mother of paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall, has died in a car crash south of Dunedin.
• Woman killed in Dunedin crash
Mrs Hall (48) was driving home when her car left a straight piece of the Otokia Rd West and crashed into a hedge about 8am.
She was the only person in the car and died at the scene.
She had just dropped off her son, who was flying to Wellington for a television appearance.
Police said the road was closed for three hours while serious crash investigators carried out a scene examination. The cause of the crash is not yet known.
Adam Hall (22) won a gold medal in the men's standing slalom at the Winter Paralympics in Whistler on March 16.
The pair received a hero's welcome when they returned home to Dunedin with the medal last week.
Mrs Hall is survived by her husband Lindsay, son Adam and daughter Mikaeyla.