Dunedin coroner David Robinson found the cause of death was a "massive" head injury and other injuries sustained in the crash. Mr Harley had been driving up Saddle Hill heading towards the city when the accident happened about 10.30am. As the truck ahead slowed, Mr Harley tried to change into the right lane to overtake both trucks ahead. However, he failed to notice another car already in the right-hand lane, and collided with it, Mr Robinson found. The primary cause of the accident, accepted by Mr Robinson, was Mr Harley’s failure to check for other traffic before attempting to overtake.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 20, 2019 15:33 UTC