Death after crash near Wakefield

A man has died following a crash on State Highway 6 at Motupiko, near Wakefield, yesterday.

The 40-year-old man was critically injured when his car collided with a tree at around 2.30am on 19 September.

He was airlifted to Wellington Hospital, where he sadly passed away overnight.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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