Bay police are frustrated after attending more than 20 crashes across the Western Bay in just four days, including one which left a 72-year-old man with critical injuries.
Head of Western Bay road policing Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said there were 21 crashes around the police district since Monday.
"That's a significant number in anyone's books," he said.
"It is really frustrating as most of these crashes can put down to people just not taking the care required," he said.
Mr Campion said the Serious Crash Unit were still investigating the cause of Wednesday's Te Puke Highway collision, involving a truck and a motorhome, on which has left a 72-year-old Kawerau man in a critical condition in Tauranga Hospital.