Boy loses toes in motorbike chain

A seven-year-old boy lost some toes when his foot became entangled in a motorbike chain in Te Kuiti last night.

The boy was airlifted to Waikato Hospital where plastic surgeons overnight attempted to reattach the toes. It was not known this morning if they had been successful.

The boy had been riding pillion on bike when his foot become entangled in the chain.

He was initially treated by paramedics and was later airlifted by the Westpac Air Ambulance helicopter to Waikato Hospital.

- NZPA