Police have released the name of a man who died several days after a single-vehicle crash near Makarora earlier this month.
He was Anthony James Whitaker (27).
Emergency services were called to the scene on State highway 6 (Haast Pass-Makarora Rd) about 9.15pm on March 15, a police spokesperson said.
Whitaker, who was the only person in the vehicle, was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died in hospital on March 18.
An inquiry is ongoing.
