Witnesses sought after road death

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday night on this section of the Gibbston Highway...
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday night on this section of the Gibbston Highway.PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES/OTAGO IMAGES
Police had no update yesterday on the circumstances surrounding the death of a man after he was struck by a vehicle on the Gibbston Highway on Monday night.

A police spokesman said its investigation of the incident was continuing, as well as the formal identification of the victim.

Emergency services were called to the scene by the Kawarau Gorge Bridge and AJ Hackett Bungy Centre, between Queenstown and Cromwell, about 10pm.

The victim was dead when they arrived.

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or who saw a man walking on the highway wearing black pants and a black shirt before that time.

guy.williams@odt.co.nz

 

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