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A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle at an apartment complex on Eureka St in Aranui.
Police cordoned off a section of apartments in Christchurch after a woman was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured.
Emergency services were called to a property on Eureka St, Aranui, around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
A police spokeswoman said police found a vehicle of interest a short time later.
Police were examining the vehicle and making inquiries at two Christchurch properties.
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A spokesman for St John said one person was taken to Christchurch Hospital in critical condition.
The woman remained in the hospital Thursday.
Cameron King, 15, who lives in the complex with his grandmother, said he returned home around 8 p.m. Wednesday and saw police and ambulance personnel treating a woman outside one of the floors, it had several broken windows.
“It was covered in tubes,” he said.
Cameron believed that a couple with children had been living in the apartment for about two years.
He said the couple used to have rowdy arguments and that the police had been called before.
Other residents said they had seen many violent encounters on the floor over the years.
Jean Cave, 25, said he saw police and ambulance personnel in the nearby apartment Wednesday night, but did not hear or see any incidents beforehand while listening to music with the curtains closed.
Cave said she was concerned to hear that someone had been seriously injured while living in the complex with her three young children.
He would often hear a couple arguing in the nearby apartment.
“It’s just endless; I’m really frustrated. “
A section of the complex was cordoned off and Armourguard security personnel made sure no one entered Thursday morning. It is understood that the apartment is owned by Kāinga Ora (formerly New Zealand Housing).
A spokesperson for Kāinga Ora said that any request for comment should be directed to the police.
A spokesperson for the Canterbury District Board of Health said the injured woman had requested privacy and was unable to provide an update on the condition Thursday.
Anyone with information that can help the police with their query should call 105 and quote file number 201216/7007. Information can also be transmitted anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
