An elderly Tauranga woman had to be cut from her car after it left the highway and ploughed into bushes.
The 76-year-old was travelling towards Barkes Corner on State Highway 29 when the crash happened about 10.40am yesterday.
Western Bay of Plenty road policing Sergeant Wayne Hunter said it was unclear why the crash occurred.
"Witnesses who were following her said the driver was only doing about 55 kilometres before she just went off the road," Mr Hunter said.
"They didn't notice anything unusual, she just drove around the corner and kept going."