Cyclist killed in Dunedin named

Police have named the cyclist who died after he was run over by a truck outside Dunedin Hospital yesterday.

He was Dr LiHong "Chris" He (34), a senior lecturer at the University of Otago school of dentistry.

Dr He was a naturalised New Zealander who leaves behind a wife and two young children.

Dr He was hit by a stock truck on Cumberland St about 10am yesterday.

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The truck driver was stopped by police and spoken to at Evansdale, north of Dunedin.

Police are investigating the possibility the door of a parked car had been opened just before the accident.