Icy conditions have been blamed for at least three crashes between Rotorua and Whakatane this morning.
Emergency services were called to three crashes including one at 7.50am on State Highway 30, near Te Teko.
There were concerns a person was trapped in a car but this was no the case when firefighters arrived, fire northern communications shift manager Scott Osmond said.
''No one has been seriously hurt,'' he said.
''The road is very icy though, people need to take extra care when driving.''