A man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a truck near Otorohanga, 59km south of Hamilton, yesterday afternoon.
Senior sergeant Rob Van Kalken of the Otorohanga police said it appeared the motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, crossed the centre line and collided with a large articulated truck on State Highway 3, just south of Otorohanga, about 3pm.
The motorcyclist, whose name has not yet been released, died at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.
Traffic was diverted for three hours from SH3 between Otorohanga and Te Kuiti via the Old Te Kuiti Road.
- NZPA
Motorcyclist dies in collision with truck
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