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Three Koreans with the national ski team were killed and another from the same group seriously injured in a fatal car crash in New Zealand, according to news reports and diplomatic sources Thursday.

The accident occurred at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday when the minivan carrying the skiers collided with a four wheel-drive vehicle coming from the opposition direction on a highway in the Aoraki area on the South Island of New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Two skiers and a coach were killed in the crash, while another South Korean ski player and the driver of the four wheel-drive vehicle were injured, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

The ski team was reportedly in New Zealand to train and compete at the Winter Games.

Korea's foreign ministry said its diplomatic mission in New Zealand was working to find out what exactly happened and providing necessary consular assistance to the family members of the victims. (Yonhap)