A 50-year-old man was killed after his quad bike trailer detached and rolled down a ditch on Porangahau Rd yesterday afternoon.
Waipukurau Police said the man, who ended up in the roadside ditch with the trailer, was driving the bike and trailer when the tragedy occurred just before 5pm.
Early reports suggested the trailer unhooked from the quad bike resulting in the bike losing control on the tar sealed road.
A St John Ambulance spokesman said ambulances from Waipukurau and Porangahau were dispatched to the scene, about 3km from Porangahau, where the man was initially believed to be critically injured.
The Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter was also dispatched but was sent back to base after the man was declared deceased by medical staff on arrival.