Source: New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash in Whakatāne on Thursday 16 July.
At around 9:30pm, Police were called to the single vehicle crash on Troutbeck Road, Galatea.
The sole occupant of the vehicle was sadly located deceased. He was 20-year-old Sean Raymond Bridgeman.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time.
Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/07/20/name-release-fatal-crash-galatea-whakatane/