Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police can advise that one person has passed away following a crash on Great South Road, Taupiri that occurred on Wednesday 9 August.
He was 80-year-old Raymond Bartholomew Matthews from Hamilton.
Initially, he was transported to hospital in a critical condition and subsequently died from his injuries.
Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre