Emergency services are responding to an incident in Cromwell where a ute and trailer have gone into the Clutha River off a bridge.
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It happened on State Highway 8B on the Cromwell side of the bridge, around 5.15pm.
"It is unclear at this stage who or how many people were in the ute, however police are following lines of inquiry into this," a spokesperson said in a statement this evening.
The ute is now submerged in the water and police are making plans to recover it.
The police national dive squad has been notified and will reach the scene tomorrow.
A scene guard will remain in place overnight.
