One dead after car drives into creek near Wanaka

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One person has died after a car drove off the road and into a creek near the Treble Cone ski field.

Two people were in the car when it went off the Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Rd at 11.20am on Thursday, police say.

A second person suffered "scratches and bumps" but was not seriously injured, Stuff reports. 

The Serious Crash Unit is at the scene.

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