A woman has been seriously injured after her hand got caught in a car door during a carjacking incident in West Auckland.

A police spokeswoman said police received a report of a vehicle being stolen from the carpark of a commercial premises in Alderman Dr in Henderson about 6.30pm on Sunday.

“Police investigations are in the early stages following a report of a carjacking in Henderson on Sunday, which left a woman injured,” she said.

“Police understand a person has taken the victim’s car and, in the process, the victim’s hand has been caught in the car door.

“The victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries.”

A source told the Herald the woman was of Chinese ethnicity, and she “lost some fingers from her hand”.

“Several police officers attended but they were not able to find her fingers,” the source said.

He said the carjacking happened in the carpark outside West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre, and a Chinese staff member assisted police with translations.

“The woman was so brave, she appeared calm when speaking to police through the staff member,” the source said.

“I saw the lady being attended to by the front counter by a West Wave staff. I was shocked and surprised by how calm she was despite missing a few fingers from her hand and her leg was badly bruised.”

The witness said there was a lot of blood on the floor from the entrance to the counter.

He said the lady appeared to be in her early to mid-60s and had been at West Wave alone.

The police spokeswoman said the vehicle involved in the incident has since been recovered.

“Police are speaking to three people in relation to this,” she said.

Matt Nash, Auckland Council leisure network services manager, said the council was aware of the incident in the car park of West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre.

“The incident involved a person being injured in the course of a vehicle allegedly being stolen,” Nash said.

“A pool centre staff member called emergency services, and staff members administered first aid to the victim before Hato Hone St John and NZ Police arrived at the site.

“Our thoughts are with the victim, and we wish them a speedy recovery.”

Nash said Auckland Council has made efforts to reach out to contact the victim to check on her wellbeing.

“The safety of our customers and staff is our utmost priority and we strongly condemn any instances of violent or illegal behaviour at our centres,” he said.

Auckland Council are working with police on this matter and have provided them with CCTV footage, Nash said.