One dead after West Coast crash

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A man killed in a crash on State Highway 73 in Westland has been named.

David John Daglish of Ashburton died in a head-on crash between two cars about 6pm on Sunday, west of Jackson's Hotel.

Mr Daglish was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. He died at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries and a passenger in the same vehicle was flown to Greymouth Hospital with leg injuries.

A Greymouth police spokesman said the serious crash unit was investigating the cause of the crash.

The incident was one of two fatal crashes over the weekend.

A 22-year-old man died when an all terrain vehicle rolled on top of him in Hawkes Bay on Friday night.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Pohokura Rd, near Tutira, north of Napier, about 8.50pm.

The body of the man was found at the scene.

Eastern District police Senior Sergeant Clint Adamson said it appeared the vehicle had rolled as he entered his driveway.

"He's hit a slight bank and rolled, [the vehicle] has rolled on top of him and he's been killed."

The fatalities bring the road toll for the year to date to 134. There had been 122 road deaths at the same time last year.

- additional reporting Hawke's Bay Today