Emergency services were called after a car rolled in central Whanganui.
Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand attended the incident just before 9pm on Friday night on Peat St.
A police spokeswoman said they had been informed that a car had been doing burnouts, or "driving with a sustained loss of traction".
"The vehicle had rolled, but then it was righted, possible by people at the scene," she said.
"There were a number of other people standing around as well.