Driver killed after surviving crash

A driver was flung from his car in a crash south of Te Kuiti last night, then fatally struck by another car.

Police say the accident happened on State Highway 30, near Kopaki, shortly after 9pm yesterday.

Senior Sergeant Ray Malcolmson told Fairfax the 22-year-old driver was thrown from his car when he crashed into a ditch, then hit by another car.

Two other occupants of the crashed car received minor injuries.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.