11 Oct 2016

Injured man found next to car fire in Wainuiomata

3:27 pm on 11 October 2016

A man with serious injuries has been found next to a car fire in Lower Hutt.

Police and fire service.

Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson

The police were called after reports of the car fire at a car park on Coast Road in the suburb of Wainuiomata this morning.

They arrived to find a man with serious head injuries and burns near the black Holden Cruze.

He was flown to Wellington Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Police said some of his injuries might not be related to the fire and officers were investigating.