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Man killed in Christmas Eve crash named

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Publish Date
Wed, 27 Dec 2017, 7:51AM
A passenger killed when a car rolled down a bank in Hawke's Bay has been identified by police. (Photo \ File)
A passenger killed when a car rolled down a bank in Hawke's Bay has been identified by police. (Photo \ File)

Man killed in Christmas Eve crash named

Author
NZN,
Publish Date
Wed, 27 Dec 2017, 7:51AM

A passenger killed when a car rolled down a bank in Hawke's Bay has been identified by police.

Police say 65-year-old Waipukurau man Harry Nepe-Apatu died at the scene of the crash on Pourerere Road about 5.45am on Sunday.

The driver suffered minor injuries.

His family is gathering for his tangi.

The toll for the holiday period - which started on Friday and will end on January 3 - currently stands at seven.

During the 2016-17 Christmas period there were 19 deaths on roads.

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