A person seriously injured after they hit a cow with their car in Southland this morning has been transported to hospital by helicopter.
A police spokeswoman said they were called to the crash on State Highway 1, near Dacre, about 6.45am.
There are reports one person has sustained serious injuries, she said.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said one person was trapped and was extricated from the vehicle about 7.30am.
A reporter at the scene said a rescue helicopter landed at Edendale Rugby Club just before 9am and a patient was transferred from an ambulance into the helicopter.
