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A local pharmacy’s sliding door was left in pieces after a member of the public tried to locate a defibrillator, in response to an accident involving a cyclist.��

Police confirmed the cyclist had been hit by a car early on Wednesday morning and an investigation into the incident is under way.��

The collision happened at the intersection of Linwood Ave and Avonside Drive in eastern Christchurch. It was reported to emergency services around 6.45am.��

At the same time as the accident, Woodham Rd Pharmacy - located 20 metres down the road - had its sliding entrance door smashed in.��

The Serious Crash Unit continued to survey the scene of the crash as cordons were put in place. Photo / ��һ�ǿ�������

Elliot McKenzie, the pharmacy’s manager told the��Herald��it was his understanding the member of the public who broke into the building was hunting for an automatic defibrillator.��

“They made the sensible assumption we would have one, but unfortunately we didn’t,” he said.��

“I’m not sure if it was a civilian or somebody directly involved, they just smashed in one of the doors.”��

Elliot’s boss was the first on the scene - alarms had gone off inside the building when the break-in took place and alerted him to the incident. CCTV footage showed the person frantically searching for the equipment.��

“They didn’t go through shelves, just had a cautious peek around the store. There was no malicious intent as far as we can tell,” said McKenzie.��

Fire and Emergency sent two units to the scene when they learned of the incident, three St John ambulance vehicles also attended the accident.��

The intersection was blocked off to the public shortly after the accident took place.��

As of 10am, the Serious Crash Unit were continuing to survey the scene of the crash - cordons were put in place on all sides of intersecting streets.��