A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries after he was involved in crash with a car.
The crash happened at Waimana Rd, in the Eastern Bay about 12.45pm today.
The motorcyclist, a 21-year-old man, suffered serous arm and leg injuries and was stablised at the scene by St John paramedics.
Fire service closed the road so that the Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter could land nearby.
The man was flown to Tauranga hospital.