An 11-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a crash at Thompsons Crossing, north of Invercargill, this afternoon.
The girl was riding a 50cc motorcycle out of a paddock when she collided with a car on Thompsons Crossing Road West, shortly before 2.30pm on Saturday 10 September, 2016.
She was taken to Invercargill Hospital with serious head and leg injuries.
The rural road was closed for a short time while the Serious Crash Unit examined the scene, but has since been reopened.
The investigation is ongoing. There is no further information available at this time.
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Issued by Police Media Centre