A young man has been seriously hurt after being hit by a car near Lake Hawea late on Saturday night.
Emergency services were called shortly before 11.30pm to Denniston Rd in Gladstone after reports of car colliding with a pedestrian, a police spokeswoman said.
St John spokeswoman Neha Concisom said the 24-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was transported to Dunedin Hospital by an Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter.
Police inquiries were ongoing.
