One person has died following a collision between a car and an electric scooter in Christchurch this morning.
The crash happened just after 6.45am near the intersection of Avonside Drive and Linwood Avenue.
A police spokesperson said the victim was located in a critical condition and was given CPR, however they died a short time later.
At the same time as the accident, Woodham Rd Pharmacy - located 20 metres down the road - had its sliding entrance door smashed in.
Elliot McKenzie, the pharmacy’s manager told the Herald it was his understanding the member of the public who broke into the building was hunting for an automatic defibrillator.
"They made the sensible assumption we would have one, but unfortunately we didn’t," he said.
Elliot’s boss was the first on the scene - alarms had gone off inside the building when the break-in took place and alerted him to the incident. CCTV footage showed the person frantically searching for the equipment.
"They didn’t go through shelves, just had a cautious peek around the store. There was no malicious intent as far as we can tell," said McKenzie.
Fire and Emergency sent two units to the scene when they learned of the incident, three St John ambulance vehicles also attended the accident.
The intersection was blocked off to the public shortly after the accident took place.
The road has since re-opened.
- Additional reporting Geoff Sloan, Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
