24 Oct 2010

Four in hospital after car crash

11:37 am on 24 October 2010

Four people in their 20s were taken to Christchurch hospital after a car in which they were travelling, hit a lamp post.

The vehicle crashed on Northcote Road, near Main North Road, at about 9am on Sunday.

One lane was blocked for two hours.

Police say speed and alcohol appear to have been a factor in the crash.