Alcohol has been ruled out as a factor in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning, which killed an 18-month-old child.
A 4WD vehicle left the road and flipped on SH2 at Waiotahi, west of Opotiki, at 6am.
The vehicle was found upside down in a drain, police said.
An infant who was in the vehicle died.A police spokeswoman said all four people in the vehicle were "suitably restrained".
"Alcohol has also been ruled out as a factor."
