A critically injured person has been flown to Dunedin Hospital after an early-morning collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Oamaru. Emergency services were called to the crash at Severn St on State Highway 1 about 12.40am today. Police said a motorist collided with a pedestrian and the victim was in a critical condition in hospital. The road was closed for a short time but had since reopened. The New Zealand Transport Agency advised the southbound lane of Severn St, between Cross St and Thames St, was blocked.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 16, 2019 23:15 UTC