5 Jul 2018

Critically ill man found on Christchurch road

6:53 am on 5 July 2018

A critically ill man found lying in the middle of a Christchurch road overnight is thought to have been hit by a car.

Police tape up at a cordon.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The man was found on the road near Gayhurst Bridge in the Christchurch suburb of Avonside.

Police said the man was taken to hospital just after 2.30am.

Initial reports suggest he had been hit by a car.

Gayhurst Road is closed near the bridge.