A boy rushed to Tauranga hospital with an arm injury after getting stuck in a mechanical lift

A young boy is taken to Tauranga hospital with an arm injury after being stuck in a mechanical lift on a rural property.

The firefighters helped release the boy, who was caught in the elevator of a property of the Western Bay of Plenty shortly after 2 pm.

Two Saint John ambulances were also present and transport the boy to the hospital.

New Zealand fire and emergency spokesman Colin Underdown confirmed that a crew had visited the property on Maniatutu Rd in Pongakawa.

The boy had been slightly injured on one arm.

Underdown said that it was not clear how the boy had found himself stuck.