A man killed when a van and bus collided on a busy road on Auckland's North Shore has been described as a "gentle giant".
Willem Petrus Myburgh, 45, died at the scene of the crash on Waipa Rd, Birkenhead, just before midday on Friday.
No passengers were on the bus but the driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to North Shore Hospital.
![Willem Petrus Myburgh with his wife Wanda. Photo / Facebook](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HCR4PRA6SYHD27XLDN4R7RCADE.jpg?auth=796f4eaf0d6b0171cb6488c357e85e407ccf6dd20169d40ea14dd94d00419de0&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
A death notice in the Herald today said Myburgh was the much-loved husband of Wanda and father of two children, Melvin and Mercia.