The crash between a car and milk tanker occurred on State Highway 99 between Riverton and Wallacetown.

A police spokesperson says the driver of the car has now died at Dunedin Hospital.

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27 Oct: Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways

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27 Oct: A single-vehicle crash has blocked State Highway 2 in the Hauraki District near Karangahake Gorge

27 Oct: A crash between two cars - one towing a caravan - has blocked State Highway 1 north of Dunedin

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