A tractor has crashed on the West Coast, seriously injuring a two-year-old child and leaving a man with moderate injuries.
The child is being transported to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition, St John told 1 NEWS.
West Coast Police acting Senior Sergeant Paul Watson told Stuff the tractor had gone over a bank and then down a gully, pinning the two-year-old underneath.
Police were called to the crash at 9.27am today in Ngahere.
Two ambulances and two helicopters also attended the incident.
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Ambulance staff are still on scene but the child will be airlifted to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department, while the other patient will be airlifted to Grey District Hospital.
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