A person was taken to hospital in a critical condition following reports of an assault on Auckland CBD's Vulcan Ln early Sunday morning. Photo / Hayden Woodward
A person was taken to hospital in a critical condition following reports of an assault on Auckland CBD's Vulcan Ln early Sunday morning. Photo / Hayden Woodward
Three people were taken to Auckland Hospital - one in a critical condition - as the result two Auckland CBD incidents overnight that appear to have happened simultaneously.
Despite the timing, the incidents do not appear to be related, police have said.
At 4.22am, St John dispatched an ambulance totreat a person who was in a critical condition near Queen St and Vulcan Lane.
"Police received a report that a person had been assaulted on Vulcan Lane," a police spokesperson said.
At 4.23am, one minute after the previous callout, St John Ambulance was then dispatched to an incident on nearby Tapora St. One ambulance responded, treating two patients in a serious condition.
Police said they received a report of a "disorder in a business premises".
Officers were seen responding at the Adina Apartment Hotel Auckland Britomart.