8 Dec 2013

Boy in critical condition after being hit by car

10:05 pm on 8 December 2013

An eight-year-old boy is in critical condition in Nelson Hospital on Sunday evening after being hit by a car in Moutere.

He was airlifted to the hospital by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Trust.

A spokesperson says the boy was hit by a car travelling at low speed in what is believed to be the service yard of an apple orchard.

He says the boy is thought to be a staff member's child.