Three cut from cars in south Otago

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Three people have been flown to Dunedin Hospital after they were cut from their vehicles following a head on collision near Milton in south Otago this afternoon.

The accident happened on State Highway 1 at Milburn, 51km southwest of Dunedin about 4pm, where a southbound vehicle, towing another vehicle on a trailer, lost control and struck another car coming the other way, said Senior Constable Darren Cox of Balclutha police.

It took emergency services about 20 minutes to cut the three from the vehicles. They suffered moderate to serious injuries and were flown by helicopter to Dunedin, he said.

The road was closed for about two hours.

- NZPA