Two crashes in Welcome Bay: Injuries after car rolls

A car has rolled down a bank in Welcome Bay. Photo / File

Police and emergency services staff responded to two separate crashes in Welcome Bay Wednesday evening.

A police spokeswoman said the first crash involved a car which rolled down a bank on Welcome Bay Rd outside the Welcome Bay School which was reported at 5.25pm.

Police and emergency services at crash in Waitaha Rd, Welcome Bay, Photo / Kristin MacFarlane

A St John spokeswoman said one person was taken to Tauranga Hospital with moderate injuries.

A second crash on Waitaha Rd near the intersection with James Cook Drive involved a vehicle which rolled after it collided with a parked car, reported at 5.30pm.

The police spokeswoman said it did not appear to that anyone was injured, but one lane in the road was likely to be closed until the crash scene was cleared.

A reporter at the scene said a fire brigade had cordoned off one lane but traffic was still flowing.