Seriously injured motorcyclist taken to Christchurch Hospital

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with another vehicle in Rolleston on Tuesday morning.

Emergency services were called to McCauley St about 7.50am after the crash involving a car and a motorcycle, a police spokesperson said.

One person received serious injuries and was transported to Christchurch Hospital.

A St John spokesperson told chrislynchmedia.com an ambulance and an operations manager attended the scene.

The road was blocked while the scene was cleared.