KiwiRail said the train driver was being offered support. Photo: 123rf.com
Police have released the name of the man killed after being hit by a train in Invercargill last week.
He was 54-year-old Geoffrey Francis McIver.
McIver was hit by a freight train at a pedestrian crossing near Elles Rd on March 17.
KiwiRail said at the time he was hit on the Ness St crossing, which had a pedestrian maze and signage. The train was carrying only coal at the time, and the driver was being offered support.
McIver was the country's second rail fatality this month. after 13-year-old Sarie Morton was killed after being struck by a train in Matamata.
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