Police talk to crash survivor

Police are talking to the sole survivor of a car crash that claimed thee other lives this week.

Police investigating a horror crash that claimed three lives have re-interviewed the sole crash survivor.

A statement released yesterday confirmed officers had spoken to the "luckiest man alive" four days after he received only moderate injuries when a car the four men were travelling in plunged 100m off a bank near Raupunga about mid-afternoon on Saturday.

Detectives said the details of the interview would not be made public as it is part of the police investigation.

A forensic examination of the crashed car continues in Gisborne and may not be finished until the end of the week.

TerryShane Stone, 31, Ronald Rigby, 53, and Nathan Isaac, 29, all from Wairoa, were found dead at the scene.

Detective Senior Sergeant Brent Greville said numerous people had come forward with information about the crash, including those who had arrived on the scene after it happened.

"We are still keen to talk to anyone who actually saw the crash, as this will help us piece together what happened. We are also still looking for sightings of a blue Japanese-make car that may have been involved in the incident," Mr Greville said.

"There was a mixture of debris on the roadway from the late model silver-coloured Honda car the four men were in, and a blue-coloured Japanese make of vehicle.

"We believe that blue vehicle will have some frontal damage."

He described it as "a complex inquiry".

"We have a team of detectives from Hawke's Bay and Gisborne involved in the investigation, which is still a serious crash inquiry at this stage."

Mr Greville earlier described the 44-year-old sole survivor as "the luckiest man alive". Senior Sergeant Tony Bates of Wairoa said the situation in the town had been calm.

"We have put out extra patrols to maintain that community assurance with our own staff and officers from out of town."

Meanwhile, extra staff will be brought into Wairoa this weekend for the men's tangi. Police said they will be monitoring the event and will respond if necessary to any trouble.