A man may have been thrown from a car in an accident near Taihape in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Taihape fire chief Alan Troon said one man was about 25 metres from the car when they arrived at the scene about 1.30am.
Mr Troon was unsure whether the man had been thrown from the car or he had got out himself and moved away.
A police spokesman said the car rolled off State Highway 1 between Spooners Hill Rd and Paengaroa Rd and ended up in a paddock.
Mr Troon said the car was "still on its wheels" when they arrived.