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Police still piecing together cause of fatal crash involving man hit by truck in Tauranga

Sandra Conchie
By Sandra Conchie
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Bay of Plenty Times·
19 Aug, 2018 12:07 AMQuick Read

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Police still trying to piece together cause of fatal crash involving man hit by truck near Maungatapu Bridge. Photo / File

Police still trying to piece together cause of fatal crash involving man hit by truck near Maungatapu Bridge. Photo / File

Police are still trying to piece together what happened after a man died after he was hit by a truck on State Highway 29A near Maungatapu Bridge yesterday.

The crash happened about 4.40am near Maungatapu Bridge which resulted in the closure of the highway in both directions for almost four hours.

A police spokeswoman said apart from confirming that the deceased was a man, police were not in a position to release any further details about his identity.

"The Serious Crash Unit is investigating, and working to piece together exactly what happened.

"As you can appreciate, given the time of day this happened, there's a lot of information we need to clarify and this can take some time," the spokeswoman said.

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"We're also not in a position to confirm the identity of the deceased today," she said.

No one else needed medical attention, the police spokeswoman said.

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