A man has been critically injured after falling from a roof on Dunedin’s Castle St while trying to take a group photo.

Police said emergency services were called to the street, an area popular with students studying in the region, at around 10.10pm.

“It is believed a 19-year-old has fallen from a roof while attempting to take a group photo,” a spokesperson said.

St John said it sent one ambulance and one rapid response unit to the scene.

“One patient was assessed at the scene and transported to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition,” a spokesperson said.

Police said it was making inquiries into the incident.

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