Woman killed in Luggate crash named

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The name of a 54-year-old woman who died in a single vehicle crash south of Luggate yesterday has been released.

She was Rosemary Margaret Lamb, of Wanaka, and was the only passenger in the vehicle.

The 62-year-old driver of the vehicle remains in a serious condition in Dunedin Public Hospital.

Police said the grey Ford Falcon left the road and rolled about 3km south Luggate, east of Wanaka, around 6pm.

The police serious crash unit were at the site this morning to examine the crash scene.

The crash came only hours after a woman was seriously injured in a three-car collision near Milford Sound.

Police said a Toyota Prado with five occupants crossed the centre line on a moderate bend about 10km from Milford as it was driving towards Te Anau.

The car collided with a sedan travelling towards Milford, injuring its two occupants, who were both 24-year-old women.

One suffered minor injuries while the other was flown to Southland Hospital with serious injuries.

The Toyota then hit another vehicle, but none of its six occupants were injured.

The Toyota's driver, a 49-year-old man, would be charged with careless use of a motor vehicle causing injury, police said.

Rain, speed and inattention were all believed to be causes in the crash, police said.