Ōhaeawai crash victim named as 20-year-old from Waimā

Police were called to the scene about 11.15pm on September 30 after a car collided with a bank. Photo / NZME

Police have named the man who died in a crash in the Far North’s Ōhaeawai on September 30.

He was Riccardo Clark, 20, of Waimā.

“Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time,” a police spokesman said.

Clark died after a car rel="" title="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/far-north-crash-on-sh12-in-ohaeawai-leaves-one-dead-one-critical/QAZ7R54MUVACTCGBEKHF2YRB2I/">collided with a bank on State Highway 12 just after 11.15pm that evening.

Another person was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police at the time said the Serious Crash Unit was investigating the cause of the crash.

Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash are ongoing.

Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.