A crash at a busy Rotorua intersection today followed on from a spate of ice-related crashes which kept emergency services busy over the weekend.
Acting Senior Sergeant Pauline Jones said the crash happened at the corner of Ranolf and Amohau St about 2pm. A vehicle making a right turn collided with one going straight through the intersection.
St John Ambulance assessed three people at the scene, all with minor injuries. One was taken to Rotorua Hospital.
One witness, who did not want to be named, said he was behind the station wagon at the lights and thought it was "going to be close" before the two cars collided.
He said passers-by helped control the traffic for about 20 minutes until police arrived.