A car has crashed near the Maungatapu roundabout on Monday evening.

A SunLive reporter at the scene says that a car has hit a post on SH29 near the Maungatapu roundabout.

"There was substantial damage to the car. People were out of the vehicle when I arrived."

Police report that a car crashed into a post near the roundabout that connects Maungatapu, Turret Rd and Welcome Bay, just before 9pm.

Two Police cars and one ambulance are at the scene.

At the scene?

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