A person is trapped in a crash which has leaked oil across the road this morning.
Crashes are likely to cause traffic delays for early morning commuters.
Fire communications shift manager Jaron Philips said a person was trapped after a crash on Ngatai Rd, near Short St, at 6.50am.
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It was unclear at this stage how seriously they were injured, he said.
Mr Philips said local authorities had been called as there was oil spilled across the road.
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Minutes prior to this, emergency services were called to the intersection of 15th Ave and Fraser St.
A woman has been taken to Tauranga Hospital after a collision involving her car and a pole. The crash happened about 6.40am.
The car is stopped on the north side of Fraser St in one of the merging lanes for city-bound traffic. It is understood it will be towed from the scene.
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