A person was bitten by a police dog after a group of youths tried to flee a crash scene in Dunedin, police say.
Officers responded to reports of the crash, on the corner of Corrie St and Queens Dr, shortly before 5am today.
The incident involved a group of four youths, who fled the scene on foot following the crash, police said.
The dog tracked the location of the group and bit one of them.
A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said one ambulance attended the scene at 4.58am.
One person was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition and was treated.
The youths have all been taken into custody.
