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A 22-year-old Gore man died yesterday after his car collided with a truck and trailer unit.
He was Josiah Wade Byres.
The crash happened just after 10.30am on State Highway 1 at Edendale, 39km northwest of Invercargill.
Gore police Detective Sergeant Cynthia Fairley said Mr Byres had been the sole occupant of the southbound car, which collided with a northbound truck and trailer unit.
Initial inquiries showed Mr Byres' car may have crossed the centre line and collided with the truck and trailer unit, said Ms Fairley.
Mr Byres had been flown to Dunedin Hospital, but later died.
The occupants of the Fulton-Hogan truck and trailer unit, a 21-year-old driver and his 13-year-old stepson, were not hurt in the crash, Ms Fairley said.
The Serious Crash Unit were investigating.
- NZPA
