Ongoing enquiries into the death of 20-year-old Israel Jack, known as Issy, in Rotorua have raised a crucial timeline question that police believe the local community can help to answer.
Officers investigating his death have confirmed that he was at the Caltex Service station at the intersection of Te Ngae Rd and Owhata Rd at approximately 4.20am.
The call to report that he had been hit by a car was made to emergency services at approximately 4.25am.
Police have now confirmed that call was made as the second of at least two vehicles had struck Mr Jack.
"At present we believe there is a gap of only five minutes between Mr Jack being in the Caltex Service station and the emergency call being made, but in that time Mr Jack has covered a distance just shy of 1.4km," said Detective Senior Sergeant Zane Smith.