One person has been taken to hospital by helicopter after they were injured when their vehicle struck a transformer box in Te Anau today.
The occupant of a car which hit the transformer about 5.23pm received serious injuries and was flown by helicopter to Southland Hospital, police said.
Emergency services said a power company was called to isolate electric wires after the vehicle hit the transformer box at the intersection of Luxmore Drive and the Manapouri-Te Anau Highway, a police spokeswoman said.
