Biker survives being flung across road

A motorcyclist survived being hurled across a busy intersection in central Auckland after a collision with a car.

The motorcyclist hit the vehicle at the intersection of Princes St and Waterloo Quadrant around midday yesterday.

The motorcyclist was flung at least 10m on to the footpath.

Witness Ray Hocking ran to the scene of the accident after hearing "a noise like an explosion".

"The motorbike must have been going at a cracking pace. It made a sound unlike anything I've ever heard," he said.

Ambulance northern communications shift manager Brett Tobeck said staff transported the rider to Auckland City Hospital with moderate injuries.