The family of a 68-year-old South Korean man watched in horror yesterday as he was run over and killed by a tour bus as he sandboarded at a popular tourist spot.
Police Inspector Wayne Ewers said the tourist died instantly at the Te Paki sand dunes on Monday afternoon.
The accident happened at about 1.40pm as the man sandboarded down Te Paki's famous dune to the stream.
It appeared neither he nor the bus driver saw each other.
The tragedy was witnessed by a large number of people, including the victim's wife, son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, who had been planning to return to South Korea later this week.