A Gloriavale community leader was reportedly seriously injured after the car he was travelling in crashed into a creek on the West Coast.
Peter Righteous was treated for internal injuries at Wellington Hospital as he was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash, Stuff understands.
The crash involved a single car which left the road, police said.
Two other people were inside the car when it crashed after 3.30pm on Saturday on Nelson Creek-Bell Hill Rd in Hochstetter, Greymouth.
The driver and another passenger were taken to hospital.
