Police yesterday appealed for more information on the movements of the hitchhiker who was killed when he was struck by two vehicles at Hampden on Wednesday night.
The dead man was named yesterday as Norman Bruce Thompson (36), of Dunedin.
He was killed just before midnight on Wednesday after being struck by a light truck and a car.
Sergeant Tony Woodbridge said police still wanted to hear from anyone who may have seen a hitchhiker on State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Hampden late on Wednesday.
They still needed to hear from anyone who gave Mr Thompson a lift, although one driver yet to be interviewed believed he had taken him from Dunedin to Palmerston.
It was possible he was picked up by a white van in Palmerston.
Sgt Woodbridge said it was not known late yesterday why Mr Thompson had been hitchhiking late at night.
A police car with two officers returning to Oamaru was almost immediately on the accident scene.
Sgt Woodbridge said the Hampden community was "very shocked and upset" by the tragedy.
"It's not the first time a pedestrian has been hit there," he said.
The family of the victim were distraught and asked for privacy to have time to themselves to grieve, Oamaru police said yesterday.
Mr Thompson had been hitchhiking north from Dunedin to Christchurch, calling in to see family and friends on the way.
He was given a lift from Dunedin to Palmerston, where he picked up a dog, and then got a ride to Hampden.
