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Police have named the woman killed on Wednesday when her car collided with a truck on State Highway 1 between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki, north of Wellington.
Joyce Stormer, 67, was driving south at around 1pm when she crossed the centre line into the path of an oncoming cement truck.
She died instantly and the truck driver was taken to hospital for observation.
The highway was closed for nearly three hours as police cleared the road.
- NZPA
