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RNZ News
25-05-2025
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Child critical after car hits two people in Christchurch
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller A woman accused of being behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit pedestrians at the weekend is facing two charges of driving dangerously causing injury. The incident happened on Saturday around 2.15pm. When police arrived at the scene on Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch, they found a child with critical injuries and an adult with serious injuries. Both remained in hospital in stable conditions, police said on Monday morning. The 49-year-old accused will appear in Christchurch District Court on Friday 30 May. A woman who was among the first to the scene said she helped a woman and a child who were seriously injured. She told RNZ she helped some men lift the car off a boy trapped underneath. A Christchurch city councillor said safety improvements were being looked at for the site. Central Ward councillor Jake McLellan said the council was looking at roading changes nearby. "I suspect there are design improvements that could be made… I imagine that there could be enhancements that we should at least look at on Hereford Street as well." Hereford Street intersects with Fitzgerald Avenue. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
24-05-2025
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Child hurt when vehicle struck pedestrians in Christchurch in stable condition
Five people were hurt in total. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller A child has been taken to Christchurch hospital in a critical condition after a crash. Police were called to Fitzgerald Avenue near the central city at 2.15pm on Saturday, when pedestrians were struck by a vehicle . The young person and an adult in a serious condition were taken to hospital. Both were reportedly in a stable condition on Sunday morning. Five people were hurt in total. The serious crash unit attended the scene. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
24-05-2025
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Crowd lifts car off child after Christchurch crash
(File photo) Photo: RNZ Five people, including a child have been hurt, after pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in central Christchurch. Police said emergency services were called to an area of Fitzgerald Avenue near Hereford Street, about 2:15pm on Saturday. Two people were taken to Christchurch Hospital, while three others in a minor condition were treated at the site. A woman who was among the first to the scene said she helped a woman and a child who were seriously injured after a car collided with them at an intersection. The woman told RNZ she helped some men lift the car off a boy trapped underneath She said her daughter also helped a woman who was the boy's aunty. Police had earlier asked motorists to avoid the area. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
24-05-2025
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Pedestrians injured after Christchurch crash
(File photo) Photo: RNZ Five people have been hurt, two seriously, after pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in central Christchurch, police say. Emergency services were called to an area of Fitzgerald Avenue near Hereford Street, about 2:15pm on Saturday. Two people were taken to Christchurch Hospital, while three others in a minor condition were treated at the scene. Motorists were being asked to avoid the area Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
