A motorcyclist was taken to Tauranga Hospital after colliding with a car north of Katikati last night.
The man had been travelling north on State Highway 2 near Tuapiro Rd at 6.15pm when he crashed into the rear of a car travelling in the same direction.
Tauranga police Sergeant Nigel Ramsden said the man was not seriously injured but take to hospital with moderate injuries.
The man's crash follows a collision between another motorcyclist and a horse at Thornton.
The 21-year-old Tauranga man is in a critical condition today.