Police are appealing to the driver of a vehicle following a bus on State Highway 2 at Te Puna this morning.
The stretch of road at Ainsworth Rd has now been opened after it was closed about 7.20am today.
Police stated initial indications suggest that a male pedestrian stepped from the shoulder of the road into the path of a truck which was travelling towards Katikati just prior to Ainsworth Rd.
The man died at the scene.
Click here to read how the incident unfolded this morning.