Four people received minor injuries after a nasty crash at Gibbston near Queenstown this morning.
The two-vehicle accident is the second this week on the 100kmh stretch of State Highway 6 through the wine valley.
Firefighters were called to the junction with Gibbston Valley Winery at about 11am. One person had to be extracted from their vehicle.
Arrowtown Station Officer Nathan Clark said: "A privately owned camper van heading towards Queenstown collided with a car turning into the winery.
"One lady had to be extracted. She's wasn't trapped but was uncomfortable so we popped the doors off.''
The 15-minute operation involved about 25 members of the emergency services, including the Arrowtown, Frankton and Queenstown brigades, along with police and St John.
Both vehicles sustained significant damage. They came spun together in the crash and ended up wedged against the winery's stone wall.
All four people involved were believed to be tourists.
On Tuesday, six cars were involved in a shunt accident about half a kilometre down the road near the bungy bridge. No one was injured.
Clark said: "There's been a few [accidents] in recent years and a couple in the past month, just people not paying attention on the roads."
- by Paul Taylor
