One dead after rural Otago crash

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One person has died and three were injured in a crash in Otago last night.

Inspector Allan Weston of southern police communications said a vehicle crashed on Ranfurly-Patearoa Road in Ranfurly at about 11.40pm last night.

He said one person had died following the crash and three were injured.

The car came off the rural road in the crash.

The Serious Crash Unit were investigating the incident, and police were still at the scene at 6.30am today.

Police have been working with the relations of the deceased.

No more details were available at this stage, Mr Weston said.