A Tauranga man was seriously injured and had to be cut from the car he was in after it hit a ditch and catapulted through a fence.
Emergency services were called to a section of Whakamarama Rd after the car lost control, crossed the centre line, hit a ditch and catapulted through a fence just before 5.30pm yesterday.
The 25-year-old Tauranga man driving the car was able to escape the crash but the 21-year-old passenger, also from Tauranga, was trapped and had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire service.
![Emergency services work after a high speed crash on Wahakamarama Road. Photo / George Novak](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/W6LNS4T2RFGUXTCA7YG2QVAZM4.jpg?auth=94de35d1b09b6fc3ef84e9cda3799828384821fed5807bdfb6122bda44cf890d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The passenger was seriously injured and both men were taken to Tauranga Hospital. They were both in stable conditions last night.