Fatal crash victim named

The man who died in a crash at a remote Waimate property has been named by police.

Acting Senior Sergeant Warwick Worth said the man who died on Tuesday morning was John Brent Cameron (77).

He was the passenger in a four-wheel-drive vehicle being driven recreationally in the high country.

The driver was taken to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries and has since been discharged.

The incident has been referred to the coroner.