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Police release name of man who died in Havelock North crash

14:30 pm on 7 January 2025

(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

A man who died in a crash near Havelock North on 2 January has been named.

Hastings man Wade William Crosbie, 19, died after a crash in Foster Lane, south of the Hawke's Bay town, police said in a statement.

Two other people were seriously injured in the single-vehicle crash, where the car was found down a bank about 10pm. They remain in hospital, and are recovering from their injuries, police said.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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