![Emergency services at the scene of an accident in which a car came off State Highway 1 and rolled south of Waikouaiti yesterday. Photo by Linda Robertson.](https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_landscape_extra_large_21_10/public/story/2016/11/waikouaiti_131116.jpg?itok=HkOVEuY5)
Emergency services at the scene of an accident in which a car came off State Highway 1 and rolled south of Waikouaiti yesterday. Photo by Linda Robertson.
A man suffered moderate head injuries in the crash near Coast Rd, while his female companion sustained minor injuries.
Police said the two people were trapped in the vehicle for a time.
St John South Island region communications adviser Ian Henderson said the man was flown to Dunedin Hospital's emergency department by rescue helicopter after the crash, while the woman was taken by ambulance.
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