Wednesday, 27 February 2019 - 4:12pm |
Bay of Plenty

Name release - Fatal crash near Whakatane

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Police can now release the names of the three men who died following a crash on the Matata Straights, State Highway 2, near Whakatane yesterday afternoon.

The men, all living in Rotorua, were 55-year-old Dudley Sole Raroa, 55-year-old David Reginald Te Wira Eparaima and Haki Graham Hiha, 40 years old.

Police extend their sympathies to the friends and families of the three men.

Enquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre