A man has been taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition after his car crashed into a horse on a motorway.
The crash happened near the Tram Road on-ramp and Main North Road off-ramp. Photo: Google Maps
Police said they were called to the incident on Christchurch's Northern Motorway, near Belfast, about 5.15am.
Earlier, police said the Fire Service was working to free one person trapped inside a vehicle.
There had been three horses on the motorway near the Tram Road on-ramp and Main North Road off-ramp, they said.
One of the horses was dead, and the other two have been walked into a paddock.
The Christchurch City Council's animal control section has been notified.
