Police have released the name of the person who died following a crash in Invercargill yesterday.
He was father of three Neil John Van Schaik, a prominent Invercargill real estate agent.
Mr Van Schaik began in the real estate industry in 1985 and joined Southland Real Estate in 1994.
Mr Van Schaik was also part-owner of the race-horse The Chosen One, which finished fourth in last year's Melbourne Cup.
Emergency services were notified of the two-vehicle crash, on Chelmsford St, at 10:20am.
Police initially said one person had been seriously injured and another moderately injured, but confirmed yesterday one person had died.
Enquiries are ongoing.
