A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson told the PA news agency: “Our team in New Zealand have provided advice on bereavement abroad after one British person died and three others were seriously injured in Martinborough.
One British person has died, and three are seriously injured following a collision between a shared cycle and a car in New Zealand, officials said.
Martinborough Police said the incident occurred at about 10.45am on Thursday on Puruatanga Road in the town of Martinborough, located on New Zealand’s North Island.
A spokesperson for Life Flight told public broadcaster Radio New Zealand two people were flown to Wellington Hospital following the crash.
Inspector Brad Allen, Wellington district road policing manager, said in a statement: “The deceased was critically injured but died at the scene before they could be airlifted to hospital.
