Three people were injured after the driver of the car they were in had a "coughing fit" and crashed.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said a 29-year-old man and two passengers were travelling on Brighton Rd, near Brighton, when the crash happened about 9pm on Monday.
"They’d just been out for a cruise in the area.
"The driver said that whilst he’s been driving around a corner, he’s had a coughing fit and before he’s known it, he’s collided with the left-hand side of the bank and the vehicle has ended up on its side."
All the occupants were assessed by Hato Hone St John.
A police investigation into the accident was continuing, he said.
