The single-vehicle crash happened on Lee Steam-Outram Rd (State Highway 87). Photo: Google MapsA person in a ‘‘critical condition’’ has been transported to Dunedin Hospital after a car rolled into a paddock near Outram this morning. Emergency services received reports of the single-vehicle crash on Lee Steam-Outram Rd (State Highway 87) just before 8am today. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said crews freed one person trapped in the vehicle, which had ‘‘rolled into a paddock’’. One patient, in a ‘‘critical condition’’, was transported to Dunedin Hospital, the spokesperson said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2026 22:29 UTC