Friends and family of the Kerikeri man who died in a crash in Moerewa last month will gather at the Turner Centre on Monday to celebrate his life.
Andrew Bell, 54, was driving a gardening centre truck on State Highway 1 at 2.40am on February 21 when it was involved in a collision with a late model Mercedes-Benz coming out of Moerewa's Nisbet St.
Mr Bell died at the scene. His two passengers, understood to be his wife and his 19-year-old daughter, had to be cut from the wreckage and were taken to Whangarei Hospital, one in a serious condition.
The Mercedes continued through a fence and came to rest against a corner home's doorstep. The 19-year-old driver was taken to Bay of Islands Hospital. The police investigation is ongoing.
Mr Bell was well-regarded and well-known in the Kerikeri community as the owner of Planet Green native plant nursery on Puketotara Rd. The nursery is currently closed.
