One person is dead and two are injured after a head-on crash involving two cars and a motorcycle on the main road into Queenstown this afternoon. The crash occurred on Frankton Rd about 100m from the intersection with Hensman Rd and State Highway 6A, near The Rees Hotel, at 3.37pm. Emergency services at the crash scene this afternoon. That stretch of Frankton Rd is governed by a 70kmh restriction, while Hensman Rd is in the 50kmh zone. Queenstown resident Lochana Kulasiri was trapped in his vehicle by the crash and was flown to Dunedin Hospital in critical condition where he underwent surgery.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2020 03:11 UTC