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Police responded to the crashes after two distress beacons were activated shortly after noon. (File photo)
One person died and 11 others were injured during an annual off-road event in Otago.
Emergency services responded to three reported accidents after two distress beacons were activated at around 12.10 p.m.
The accidents occurred during the 18th Lake to Sea Trail Ride in South Otago.
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A police spokeswoman said they could not confirm which vehicles the people were in during the crashes, but the event included both motorcycles and ATVs.
Information had been limited by poor mobile phone coverage.
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A spokeswoman for St John confirmed that 11 people had been injured, five of them hospitalized.
He said one person was airlifted to Dunedin hospital in serious condition. Another was airlifted under moderate conditions.
Another three in moderate condition were taken to the hospital in ambulances. One person was transported from the scene in a private vehicle.
Five other people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
