A pedestrian has been transported to Base Hospital this afternoon after being hit by a car in Stratford.
A police spokesperson says police were in attendance at the scene, directing traffic, while an ambulance arrived to take a female patient to hospital.
A St John spokesperson says the female patient was transported to Taranaki Base Hospital in a serious condition.
Emergency services were called at 2.22pm to Fenton Street, just before the roundabout on SH3.
Traffic was flowing normally again by 2.45pm.