This year's road toll so far is nearly on a par with the same period in 2017.
One person has died after a crash near the Treble Cone Ski area.
Police were called to the Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Rd, about 8km from the access road to the Treble Cone Ski area, where a vehicle had left the road about 11.30am.
Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said one person, believedto be the driver, died.
The car was heading towards Wanaka when it left the road near a bridge and ended up in the creek.
The dead person was trapped in the car, but the passenger escaped unharmed apart from a few scratches and bruises.
