A skateboarder has been taken to hospital after he crashed while being towed behind a car near Christchurch.
Police were called to the scene in Rolleston, southwest of Christchurch, about 12.30pm.
The male skater suffered a concussion but his injuries were not thought to be serious, an ambulance spokesman said.
Police were at the scene trying to ascertain what had happened but the man had been taken by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital before they arrived.
