UPDATED 9.15AM: A young person knocked off their scooter after colliding with a vehicle in Welcome Bay is on their way to Tauranga Hospital this morning.

St John paramedics were called to the accident outside Welcome Bay School about 8.30am.

An ambulance leaves the scene this morning.

School principal Nik House confirms it is not one of the school's pupils involved in the accident.

Nik believes a young person, not wearing a school uniform, was riding past the school and hit the back of a vehicle turning into the staff carpark.

He says they fell off and were lying on the side of the road.

School staff were at the scene assisting with traffic build up and looking after the youth, who did not appear seriously injured and was able to move onto a stretcher with assistance.

The accident happened at the same time Tauranga City Council officials were visiting the school to assess road safety infrastructure.

Nik says with Welcome Bay's increasing population, the road outside the school is becoming increasingly busy.

Earlier:

Emergency services are at Welcome Bay School this morning where it is believed a person has been hit by a vehicle.

A caller to SunLive says there is a large crowd, including many people in high visibility vests, outside the school on Welcome Bay Road and an ambulance has just arrived at the scene.

A Welcome Bay School spokesperson confirmed there was an accident outside of the school this morning and says an ambulance is in attendance.

While she did not witness the accident, she says none of the school's pupils are involved.

Those involved in the incident were still on scene and school staff were helping to direct traffic.

A second caller to SunLive's 0800 Hotline says traffic is backed up along Welcome Bay Road.

She believes a person has been knocked off a scooter.