The driver of a ute has been taken to hospital after a crash in Portsmouth Dr that littered the road with shattered beer bottles, apparently thrown from the vehicle.
The driver of the ute -- a young man possibly in his 20s -- had been taken to a nearby St John ambulance.
A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash near Dunedin's Edgar Centre shortly before 4pm today.
The eastbound lane was closed due to a large amount of glass debris in the road.
It appeared the driver had not suffered injuries, but was taken to hospital, the spokeswoman said.
A witness said she did not see the crash, but heard a loud bang from inside the Edgar Centre.
Emergency services sweep up glass and other debris after a crash in Portsmouth Dr this afternoon. Photo: Peter McIntosh
He appeared "upset".
A passerby noted "a lot of 12-packs of Corona" among the shattered glass strewn across the road.
The car's rear right wheel had come off in the crash.
One witness said he saw the vehicle round a slight bend in the road at speed and lose control before crashing into rocks at the edge of the road.
