Person dies in incident in Rakaia involving lawnmower

Emergency services were called to the incident in Rakaia just after 8.30pm. Photo / NZH

A person has died after an incident that involved a ride-on lawnmower in Canterbury last night.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Rakaia just after 8.30pm on Thursday.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson confirmed the incident involved a ride-on lawnmower.

A police spokesperson said the death is not being treated as suspicious and will be referred to the Coroner.