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A person has died following a crash in Omarama.
The two-vehicle crash on Twizel-Omarama Road was reported to police at 10:19am.
Two others have been flown to Dunedin Hospital, one in a critical condition and the other moderate.
The road remains closed while the Serious Crash Unit complete a scene examination.

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