20 Sep 2013

Man crashes motorised bar stool

9:07 pm on 20 September 2013

A man has suffered serious head injuries after falling from a motorised bar stool.

The 62-year-old man has been flown by helicopter from Puhoi to Auckland Hospital.

He fell on to the road while riding a go-kart with a bar stool on top. He was not wearing a helmet.

Waitemata police have seized the kart and are investigating whether alcohol was involved.

They say no other vehicles were involved.