Police have praised the actions of members of the public who rushed to the aid of an Oamaru teenager hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 yesterday.
About 11.45am, a 15 year old girl was crossing Thames Highway, at the crossing between Rainbow Confectionery and New World in Oamaru's north end, when she was struck by a north bound Honda, Sergeant Tony Woodbridge said.
She was knocked unconscious and received multiple serious injuries.
Sgt Woodbridge said several members of the public rushed to the girl's side - some giving her first aid and others directing traffic from the north and the south - before emergency services arrived.
''They did an awesome job, I can't thank them enough,'' Sgt Woodbridge said.
