Twelve people have been injured in a bus crash in Christchurch this afternoon.
A police spokeswoman said the crash between a bus and a car occurred on the corner of Birchs Rd and Trices Rd in Prebbleton just before 3.30pm.
The fire service and paramedics were at the scene.
A St John ambulance spokesman said five ambulances were in attendance.
One person was seriously injured, three people had moderate injuries and a further eight people had minor injuries, the St John spokesman said.
They were being taken to Christchurch Hospital.
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