The area where it happened was a remote rural district. Photo / File
A pedestrian who was critically injured after being hit by a car near Atiamuri on Wednesday night is now stable.
A Waikato DHB spokeswoman confirmed to the Rotorua Daily Post that the injured person was stable in a ward at Waikato Hospital.
Police said they were called to the scene
on Poutakataka Rd near Lake Ohakuri between Atiamuri and Rotorua at 6pm on Wednesday.
St John Ambulance said a helicopter was dispatched and a patient was transported to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.
The area was a remote rural district.
