"Such a talented motorcycle rider at the young age of 18 and achieving many NZ titles during his career."
While at Otago Boy's High School in 2018 he claimed a national title on home turf at the junior motocross national championships.
He won all five races in the premier 14-16 years 250cc class to comfortably take the title at Scorgies Track in Outram.
He also managed second in the 15-16 years' 125cc class, finishing behind Wairoa's Tommy Watts.
Two people were also taken to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after the crash.
The ute Veitch was in went through a fence, rolled and ended up on railway tracks below State Highway 88.
