Four injured in weekend road accidents

TWO occupants of a car, one with moderate injuries and another with minor injuries, were taken to Dunedin Hospital by road ambulance after a car left the highway north of Milton at 1.48pm on Saturday, emergency services said.

A motorcyclist received minor injuries when his machine collided with the rear of a van on the Crown Range Rd that day, a St John spokeswoman said.

The motorcyclist was flown by rescue helicopter to Lakes District Hospital, Frankton, after emergency services were alerted about 9.08am.

Another person with minor injuries was taken to the same hospital by road ambulance after another apparent nosetotail accident near Frankton, about 10.55am on Saturday, also involving a motorcycle and a car, she said.