• Emergency services have been called to a crash involving a car and train in Rolleston.
• Crews were called to the scene at the Kerrs Rd level crossing about 7.20pm.
• A person is in a critical condition.

One person is in a critical condition after a crash involving a train and car in the Canterbury town of Rolleston this evening.

A police spokesperson said officers were alerted to a crash about 7.25pm.

“The collision happened at the Kerrs Rd level crossing at Rolleston.”

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they were working to extricate a person.

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said an ambulance and rapid response vehicle were sent about 7.23pm.

The spokesperson said they took a person in a critical condition to Christchurch Hospital.

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