Person critically hurt after road incident in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, police say

A person has been critically injured in an incident in south-west Auckland this afternoon, police say.

It's not clear if a crash has occurred, but one person had been hurt and a car was involved, a police spokeswoman said.

Newshub reported the injured person was a woman who had fallen from the passenger side of a moving car, and that there were children in the car at the time.

The incident occurred on Rimu Rd, between Crawford Ave and Church Rd, in Māngere Bridge just after noon.

At least three St John vehicles, including an ambulance, were sent to help, along with police.

The road was blocked and had traffic diversions in place and motorists should avoid the area, the spokeswoman said.