A two-car crash caused a busy Waihi Beach road to be closed for about an hour yesterday.
One person was injured in the crash and taken to hospital.
Waihi Beach fire chief Ian Smith said the crash happened on the corner of Beach Rd and Wilson Rd about 6pm.
He said the road had to be closed for about an hour while the debris was cleared away, which caused some traffic problems with visitors in town for the fourth annual Nugget Multisport Festival.
The athletes road cycled, kayaked, ran and mountain biked their way from Waihi township, to Bowentown, though Waihi Beach, along the Orokawa Coastal trail and then back to central Waihi via private farmland and trails.