Update: Fatal crash, SH1, Marlborough

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Source: New Zealand Police

Police can confirm a fourth person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 1, near Redwood Pass, in Marlborough.

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash around 10.40am on Sunday 22 February.

Two people died at the scene, and three others were transported to hospital with serious and critical injuries – one of whom passed away in hospital not long after.

Sadly, a fourth person has passed away, despite the best efforts of medical professionals.

One person remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

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Issued by Police Media Centre

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