Police and an ambulance attended an accident on Oropi Road where a car flipped onto its roof this morning.

A police spokesperson says they were called to the scene at around 10.55am.

"An ambulance also attended, as one person had minor injuries."

A reporter at the scene says the accident occurred around 500 metres from the Oropi Mountain Bike Park.

"Two women are sitting on the side of the road, and there was a person directing traffic."