Agency Otago area manager John Jarvis said although he had not yet received details of the latest crash, at the intersection of State Highways 6 and 8B, he was aware that there had been "a number" of crashes there in the past.
"We had already planned to undertake a crash reduction study to look at issues surrounding the high crash rate there.
We had instructed our consultants to start looking at the intersection before the latest accident."
There was concern that crashes and close calls were continuing at the intersection, Mr Jarvis said, but their details would have to be analysed before any possible improvements, if any, could be considered.
"We will need to look at what the causes were and if there are any trends, before we can look at ways of addressing them," he said.
"But clearly there is an issue, as there have been crashes on and off there for quite some time."
The movement of the cars involved in Friday evening's crash was different from those involved in a crash at the same intersection on January 4.
In the latest accident, a ute turning from the Queenstown end of State Highway 6 on to State Highway 8B, struck a station wagon travelling south along State Highway 6 towards Queenstown.
The earlier accident involved a car travelling from Cromwell towards Wanaka, Mr Jarvis said.
No-one was injured in the latest crash, while two people need treatment at the Cromwell Medical Centre after the earlier one.
The intersection was a busy one, he said, but there was nothing out of the ordinary about it.
"It's your typical highway intersection, with a right-hand turning bay.
"It's lit at night.
"It's actually of a high standard.
"We are taking it seriously though, and we were before the latest accident."
Police did not consider the intersection to be problematic.
"I don't consider this intersection to cause us problems and this is reflected in the lack of incidents we experience," Sergeant Mike Williams, of Cromwell, said.
"Considering the huge amount of traffic that went through there over the Christmas/New Year period, I'm happy that there are no significant issues present.
"Both accidents were a result of driver error."
