Police seek witness to fatal trike crash

Police are searching for a specific person who witnessed a fatal crash last month.

Police are searching for a specific witness to a modified trike crash which caused the death of a Napier man last month.

The crash, which involved a "highly modified trike" and no other vehicles, happened on Friday, June 20, at the intersection of Ford and Carnegie Rds in the Onekawa industrial area.

The driver fell off the trike after he lost control and clipped the kerb.

He was taken by St John Ambulance to Hawke's Bay Hospital, where he died despite emergency medical attention.

Senior Sergeant Greg Brown said police wanted to speak to a female witness who may be able to help with their inquiries.

She was described as an Asian female who was in a grey car parked near the crash scene. She apparently spoke to another witness about the trike and expressed her concerns about how the trike had been driven.

Mr Brown said the woman was possibly parked on Carnegie Rd, opposite Ford Rd.

"We are very keen to speak to her as she may be an important witness that could help us clarify events leading up to the crash.

"We would stress that this person was in no way involved in the crash, but may have seen something in the lead-up to it."

The police spokeswoman said investigation into the crash was ongoing.

Police were unwilling to say if speed, alcohol, or driving behaviour were factors in the crash until the investigation was complete.

The crash was the second involving a trike in Napier in the past few years.

In 2011, a man was test-driving a 1200cc trike in Greenmeadows, Napier, when it veered off a slightly curving stretch of road, mounted the footpath and crashing through a power box and metal fence, killing him.