One dead after collision between campervan and car near Gore

Police say the passenger of the campervan, a 52-year-old woman from the North Island, died at the scene.

The driver of the campervan, a 42-year-old woman, also from Northland, was released from Southland Hospital this afternoon, while the 78-year-old driver of the station wagon, a Southland man, remains in a stable condition at Dunedin hospital.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.