A man who died in a crash south of Tokoroa last night has been named.
Scott Walker, 47, from Hamilton was killed in a crash on SH1 in the Kinleith Mill area about 9pm when the left-hand drive 1969 black Chevrolet Corvette he was driving crashed shortly after he overtook a truck, police said.
He was travelling south between Tokoroa and Taupo at the time.
Tokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer David Morris said it appeared the car had veered off the road and smashed into a concrete culvert.
"It was a single vehicle, which was in a real mangled state when we arrived.''