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A 28-year-old Otorohanga man died when his car collided with a truck in heavy fog near the town this morning.
The crash happened at 9.20am on Ouruwhero Rd, near the Te Kawa crossroads, north of Otorohanga.
Police said the man's car crossed the centre line and collided head-on with an oncoming truck.
The car driver died at the scene. The truck driver was not injured, but very shaken.
There was heavy fog at the time and the road was damp. An oily, petroleum-based substance had spilled on the road and that may have contributed to the crash, police said.
Inquiries were being made to try to find out where the substance had come from.
The dead man's name was not yet available for release.
- NZPA
