A hospital patient is in a critical condition after being hit by two cars outside a Wellington hospital this afternoon.
The man was a patient at Kenepuru Community Hospital in Porirua, and was hit by two cars on Raiha St after walking from the grounds around 1pm.
He was a patient in a non-secure rehabilitation unit, and was "free to walk around the campus", a Capital and Coast District Health Board spokeswoman said.
He was now in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Wellington Hospital, she said.
The patient appeared to have walked out in front of the cars, police said.