Tuesday, 7 June 2016 - 12:34pm |
Wellington

Name release - Fatal crash SH2, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa

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Police are now in a position to release the names of the two people who died following a fatal crash on SH2 near Mt Bruce, Wairarapa, on Sunday 5 June 2016.

The man who died at the scene was Rodger Barry James Chappell, age 42 years-old, from Dannevirke.

The second man who later died at Wellington Hospital on Sunday evening was Eric Frank Bird, age 77 years-old, from Pahiatua.

They were the drivers of the two vehicles involved.

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Issued by Police Media Centre