The driver and sole occupant of a car that came to a spectacular stop in a deep roadside ditch on State Highway 10 just east of Awanui on Wednesday morning escaped without significant injury, according to police.
A spokesman said the woman had been turning right into a driveway when her car was clipped from behind by a van, also travelling east.
The van suffered damage to the front, the officer adding that its driver, who was also unscathed, would be warned for careless use of a motor vehicle.