Man dies after being struck by rockfallSTUFF Police say the man was clearing a small slip. A man has died after being struck by rockfall on State Highway 4 near the Raukawa Falls, between Whanganui and the Tongariro National Park. The man was part of a group of motorists who had stopped to clear a small slip off the road when he was struck. Despite attempts to resuscitate him the man died at the scene. One side of the road was a steep bank, cut out, and the other was steep down to the river, she said.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2018 06:00 UTC