A man is fighting for his life after he was crushed by logs on a rural North Canterbury property this afternoon. Photo / File
A man is fighting for his life after he was crushed by logs on a rural North Canterbury property this afternoon. Photo / File
A digger has been used to free a critically injured man trapped between logs in rural North Canterbury.
The man became trapped about 2.20pm when a tree fell on his leg and pinned him between logs on an Oxford property, about 50 km northwest of Christchurch.
A Fire and EmergencyNew Zealand spokesperson said two crews were sent to assist the man, who had since been freed.
08/10/22 14:40: incident in Woodside Rd, Oxford. 1 patient treated 1 patient transported to Christchurch Hospital. Helicopter dispatched. No further details available . https://t.co/QdV7U0g0Th
