A second person has died after a collision between a car and a van near Cromwell in Central Otago.
Emergency services were called to the collision at the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 8b about 5:45pm on Thursday.
The car's driver, a 29-year-old man, died at the scene.
The man's three female passengers were taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries.
One of the female passengers has died in hospital overnight.
No further details about the identity of the deceased were available.
NZN