Motorcyclist 'lucky' after car crash outside Cheltenham hotel in Feilding

The crash happened on Kimbolton Rd ni Cheltenham, outside The Chelty. Photo/Google Streeview

A car and a motorcycle have collided on a road in the Manawatu, leaving one patient with moderate injuries.

The crash happened on Kimbolton Rd, at the intersection of the Cheltenham-Hunterville Rd, outside the Cheltenham Hotel.

An ambulance servicespokesman said the patient - believed to be the motorcyclist - was a woman in her 40s.

She had moderate injuries and was being taken to Palmerston North emergency department.

The ambulance service was called at 4.04pm. Police are also at the crash site.

A police spokeswoman confirmed a motorcycle had collided with a car, leaving a patient with status 3 or moderate injuries, which was "lucky" considering the circumstances.

It appeared a nurse had been passing by when the accident occurred.