Wairarapa police name dead truck driver

Workers at a cordon thrown up on the corner of Te Whiti and Admiral roads near Gladstone, after truck driver Donald Irvine died when his vehicle plummeted 30 metres down a bank. PHOTO/NATHAN CROMBIE

Police have named the truck driver who died after his truck rolled down a bank on Admiral Rd in Gladstone yesterday at around 4pm.
He was Donald James Irvine, working for Hammond Spreading Ltd.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the police's serious crash unit, but is not believed to be related to yesterday's storm.
Hammond Spreading company director Rob Hammond said they were "devastated" by the loss of a valued staff member.