The man who died when he stepped in to the path of a truck on State Highway 2 at Te Puna yesterday has been named.
He was Grant Frederick Coley, 59, of Tauranga.
Police said they believed the man stepped from the shoulder of the road into the path of the truck that was travelling towards Katikati.
A witness at the scene near Te Puna Quarry Rd said traffic had slowed as a man tried to perform CPR on the pedestrian lying in the middle of the road about 7.20am.
The matter has been referred to the Coroner.
