Opunake crash driver named

Police have named a man killed in a road crash in Taranaki yesterday afternoon.

He was John Richard Miller, 63, of Opunake.

The crash happened on State Highway 45, north of Opunake around 3.40pm.

Police said the Toyota people mover was travelling south when it lost control on a moderate right-hand bend.

It crossed the road, rolled over and hit a fence. The driver died at the scene. The 87-year-old female passenger, who sustained serious injuries, was in a stable condition in Taranaki Base Hospital. .

The Serious Crash Investigation Unit was investigating the cause of the crash.

- NZPA