Police yet to identify Ruakaka driver

The Serious Crash Unit have still to complete an investigation into the crash. No other vehicles were involved. Photo / Supplied

Police have not been able to identify the man who died in a car crash near Ruakaka yesterday.

The driver was killed after the Toyota Surf he was driving rolled several times on State Highway 1 about 3.35pm.

The man was not the car's registered owner.

A spokesperson from Whangarei Police said information they had received from the owner of the car and the family conflicted and there was some confusion about who the driver was.

"The driver could be one of two people and the situation has become quite complex," he said.

Police did not want family to view the body due to the "state it was in" so intend to use fingerprint analysis which cannot be completed until next week.

The Serious Crash Unit have still to complete an investigation into the crash.
No other vehicles were involved.

A local kaumatua blessed the scene before the body was removed from the wreckage.