Dirt bike rider flown to hospital

A person has been airlifted to hospital after they collided with a car while on a dirt bike in Omarama, police say.

The Otago Daily Times understands a 12-year-old boy was riding the bike.

A police spokesman said officers responded to the crash in Tekapo-Twizel Rd (State Highway 8), between Old Iron Bridge Rd and Max Smith Dr, about 1.20pm today.

He said a dirt bike collided with a car and a helicopter had to take a patient to hospital.

Their condition was not yet known.

Traffic management was in place and motorists could expect delays.