Police have named the man killed in a crash near Riversdale, in Southland, this morning.
He was Pradeep Edirisinghe, a 44-year-old Sri Lankan who had been working on a dairy farm and living in the Riversdale community
Police have completed the scene examination following the two vehicle crash that occurred on the Riversdale-Waikaia Rd intersection with Two Chain Rd, north of the Riversdale township.
Mr Edirisinghe was the sole occupant of a Nissan that was travelling north.
A Toyota Hiace van, carrying a male driver and a female passenger, was westbound on Two Chain Rd.
Police said this afternoon it appeared the van had failed to stop at the stop-controlled intersection and had struck the Nissan.
Both occupants of the van were Italian and aged in their 20s. They were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital, and the woman had serious injuries.
The driver of the van is being spoken to as part of the crash investigation.
