A woman's been taken to Waikato Hospital after crashing her car into a Hamilton fence.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Forest Lake Road near the intersection with Avalon Drive at around 10.45 this morning.

Police say the people mover type vehicle appears to have mounted the footpath and crashed.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was a woman, aged around 40.

Ambulance staff treated her at the scene before taking her to Waikato Hospital Emergency Department.

A diversion is in place, restricting traffic to one lane on Forest Lake Road.