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Police name victim of fatal crash near Whanganui

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Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash shortly before 8pm on February 26. Photo / File

Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash shortly before 8pm on February 26. Photo / File

The person who died following a crash on State Highway 4 between Whanganui and Raetihi last week has been named by police.

He was John William Anderson, 37, of Whanganui.

Police were alerted to the single-vehicle crash shortly before 8pm on Friday, February 26.

The road was closed while emergency services attended to the scene.

In a statement, police said they "extend their sympathies to Mr Anderson's family and friends at this difficult time."

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The police investigation is continuing.

The death is the third road fatality in the Manawatū-Whanganui region since the beginning of 2021.

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