A Mount Maunganui man accused of crashing his car while fleeing from police is due to appear in court on Friday.

The 22-year-old man was arrested on Monday night after leading police on a chase that ended with the car crashing into a van on State Highway 29 between Poike and Oropi roundabouts at about 6.39pm.

The 22-year-old man arrested after fleeing from police is due in court on Friday.

A woman in the passenger seat of the fleeing vehicle was injured in the crash and taken to Tauranga Hospital with minor injuries.

Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian Campion says the driver was checked at speed and a police pursuit commenced.

During the pursuit, the alleged offender was clocked doing speeds of around 122km/h through the Welcome Bay roundabout.

'Within ten seconds the offending driver had crashed. He came across slower traffic, braked, lost control and crashed into an oncoming van.”

The man was arrested and charged with failing to stop, driving with excess breath alcohol and reckless driving causing injury.

He was released on police bail on Tuesday morning and is due to appear in Tauranga Registrar's Court on Friday.