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Police have named a man who died after crashing a motorcycle in Hastings on Sunday as Michael John Ranford.
The 35-year-old Palmerston North man was found dead by a passerby early in the morning after having crashed into a roadside barrier at the intersection of York and Maraekakaho roads.
Police said the crash was still being investigated, but it appeared to have happened between 12.30am and 2.45am.
- NZPA
