Christchurch police are hunting for an offender involved in a fleeing driver incident this morning.

A police spokeswoman says officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Wainui Street about 8:30am.

She said the driver fled and the incident was very quickly abandoned by police due to the manner of driving.

A short time later the vehicle crashed into a stationary vehicle at the intersection of Middleton Road and Suva Street.

The driver fled on foot and was taken into custody.

A second person was in the vehicle and has not yet been located.

Ambulance was not required.