More details about a fatal crash between a house-moving truck and a ute near Whanganui last night have been released by police.
The 74-year-old male driver of the ute died in the incident, at about 10pm on State Highway 3 at Kai-iwi, northwest of Whanganui.
"A red Toyota ute has passed two pilot vehicles and then collided with a truck, which was moving a house, and then also hit a following vehicle," a police statement said.
The man was the only occupant in the ute and was confirmed dead at the scene.
He was trapped in his vehicle, a Fire Service spokeswoman said this morning.
