A person has been critically injured during an “incident” in central Christchurch, prompting a large police presence.  

A police spokesman said they were notified of an incident on Montreal Street at 12.20PM.

A St John spokesman said they responded with an ambulance and two rapid response vehicles.

A patient was taken to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.

Chris Lynch Media understands a person fell from a building, but police wouldn’t confirm the circumstances.

Motorists reported a large police presence near the mixed commercial residential building Cowlishaw Mews, next to Fiddlesticks restaurant.

Enquiries into the matter were ongoing, the police spokesman said.