Police have named the man killed in a crash near Gisborne.
Patrick Raukawa, 59, of Gisborne, died when his four-wheel-drive left State Highway 2 south of Gisborne some time on Thursday night, and plunged 60 metres down a bank.
The vehicle went through dense vegetation before coming to rest slightly on its roof.
A crane was used at about midday yesterday to haul vehicle back up to the highway, and it was then taken to Gisborne.
