Farmer killed in tractor crash named

Police have named a man killed in a tractor crash in Taranaki on Saturday.

Richard Cecil Arden, 57, was killed about 11.50am when his tractor rolled on Hursthouse Road, in rural Tarurutangi, about 15km southeast of New Plymouth.

He was found dead at the scene by emergency services, a spokesman from police central communications said.

- NZPA