Te Puke crash victim later found dead at home

Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash and the man's death. Photo / Mike Scott, File

A man has been found dead at an address in the Western Bay of Plenty after being involved in a crash.

Police said they were called to an address in Te Puke by ambulance staff about 5.20am after the man was found dead.

“It was later discovered that he was involved in a crash last night.”

The single-vehicle crash happened on Maniatutu Rd in Pongakawa and police were not alerted to the crash at the time, a spokesperson said.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash and the man’s death were ongoing.

A spokesman for Hato Hone St John said the service was not notified of any crash on Maniatutu Rd last night, but attended an address in Te Puke this morning.