One injured after bus collides with car

One person has been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a ditch.

Earlier this morning police said that bus passengers were reported to be trapped and the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter had been called out.

But rescue helicopter trust spokesman Noel Watson said the helicopter had since been stood down.

A spokesman for St John Ambulance said "every man and his dog" had been called out but it had turned out to be a non-event.

He said it appears a bus had gone into a ditch and one person was transported from the scene with minor injuries.

The accident happened at the intersection of Opunake and Rowan Rds and police have warned motorists that there could be traffic delays.

- NZHERALD STAFF