Moderate injuries after car hits lamp post in Opoho Rd

A car hit a lamp post in Opoho Rd this morning. Photo: Linda Robertson
A car hit a lamp post in Opoho Rd this morning. Photo: Linda Robertson
One person is moderately injured after a car hit a lamp post near Dunedin Botanic Garden this morning.  

A fire and emergency spokesman said emergency services responded to a vehicle collision with a lamp post in Opoho Rd about 11am.

The power company was called to isolate any outages in the area shortly after the collision, he said.

A St John spokeswoman said one ambulance transported the driver to the Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition.

An Aurora spokeswoman said no customers were affected by power outages from the incident.

The circumstances of the crash are unknown. 

titus.lambertlane@odt.co.nz

 

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