Kawerau man Paul Makela identified in fatal Bay of Plenty crash

Police have named the man who died in a crash in the Bay of Plenty in January.

He was Paul Jukka Makela, 56, of Kawerau.

Makela died following a crash on State Highway 30 at Coastlands, on January 23.

“Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing,” police said.