Another day – another preventable motor vehicle accident in Tauranga.

The intersection at Spring and Durham streets in the Tauranga CBD was left partially blocked following a two car accident this afternoon at about 3.15pm.

The scene of the two car crash at the intersection of Spring and Durham streets in the Tauranga CBD this afternoon. Photos: David Tauranga

Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian Campion says while an ambulance was dispatched to the scene, there were no injuries as a result of the crash.

'One of the vehicles failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by another vehicle,” he explains.

'We've had a number of crashes out there this afternoon that were all preventable, all involved people not paying attention.”

Ian is pleading with all Western Bay road users to take extreme care while driving this weekend.

He says the problem is, 'wherever there's a crash there's the potential for serious injury if not worse”.

'People need to focus on what they're doing and apply the basics – drive carefully, keep your speeds down, maintain safe following distances, and drive to the conditions at all times.

'They are all those things that police talk about on a regular basis.”