Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after colliding with a vehicle in Christchurch on Thursday morning.

Police and St John ambulance staff were called to the crash on Marshland Rd, Marshland, at 5.32am.

A St John spokesperson said one ambulance treated a patient at the scene.

The spokesperson said the motorcyclist has been taken to Christchurch Hospital by ambulance in a serious condition.