Three people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash in Tauranga involving a vehicle that had earlier been briefly pursued by police in Rotorua.
A police statement said police started a pursuit on Paradise Valley Rd at 2.03pm but abandoned it within a minute.
Police kept the vehicle in sight using staff in the area and traffic cameras as it headed towards Tauranga.
The vehicle crashed on Pyes Pa Rd at 2.38pm near the Keenan Rd intersection.
The Serious Crash Unit attended and will be investigating the crash.