3 Nov 2024

Man dies after motorcycle crash in Chatham Islands

9:56 am on 3 November 2024
Unexplained death in Taita, Lower Hutt early on Sunday 26th January 2020.  A Police cordon and crime scene invetsigation tent were in place Monday 27th January 2020.

(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen

A man has died after a motorbike crash in the Chatham Islands.

Police responded to the incident on Port Hutt Road at about 7pm on Saturday 2 November, and the single motorcycle rider was transported to hospital.

However, he had since died, police said in a statement.

Officers are investigating what happened.