Scottish tourist who died in accident named

INVESTIGATORS: Police, firefighters and St John Ambulance personnel at the scene of a fatal crash in Waimarama Rd North yesterday. A farmer opened up a paddock (inset) so traffic could be diverted from the accident scene.PHOTOS/DUNCAN BROWN

The name of a Scottish man of who died in a car crash on Friday has been released.

Richard Webster Harbinson, 68, died in the accident on Waimarama Rd, east of Hastings.

The car he was driving crossed the centre line as he tried to negotiate a bend in the road, clipped an oncoming vehicle and then spun off the road, crashing into a tree.

Hawkes Bay police said Mr Harbinson and his wife were in the country to visit their daughter, who lived in Havelock North.

Mr Harbinson's wife and daughter were also in the car and suffered serious injuries. They were recovering in Hawkes Bay Regional Hospital.

"This is a tragedy for the family involved and a sad way to start the year off on Hawkes Bay roads," Senior Sergeant Clint Adamson said.

The Eastern District Police Serious Crash Unit was investigating.