Emergency services at the scene today. The driver of an SUV was taken to Dunedin Hospital. Photo / Gregor Richardson
The driver of an SUV has been seriously injured after a crash on an icy Three Mile Hill Rd in Dunedin today.
Firefighters from the Mosgiel and Willowbank stations helped rescue the man by lifting him up a steep bank in a Stokes rescue basket.
The man, believed to be
in his 30s, was then transferred to Dunedin Hospital by ambulance.
Emergency services said the SUV had left the road in icy conditions, about 1km east of Black Bridge.
Firefighters lifted the man about 2m up a bank after being alerted at 11.35am, a spokesman said.
