Central Otago ATV crash: One dead, three injured near Millers Flat

The Central Otago town of Millers Flat. Photo / Stephen Jaquiery

One person has died and three others are injured after an all-terrain vehicle rolled in Central Otago.

Emergency services were called to a farm near Millers Flat about 10pm yesterday after the single-vehicle crash.

“Sadly, one person died at the scene. Three others were taken to hospital with minor-to-moderate injuries,” a police spokesperson said.

The person who died was an adult, a police spokesperson told the Herald.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

“Police will be providing support to the victim’s family,” the spokesperson said.

Jaime Lyth is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news. Lyth began working under the NZ Herald masthead in 2021 as a reporter for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei.