A man has died after driving head on into a truck during a police pursuit in Hawkes Bay. Police had been trying to find the man most of the day after concerns were raised about his welfare. At 9.40pm police located his vehicle on State Highway 5 at Eskdale and they signalled for him to stop. "After a short period of time the vehicle crossed the centre line and collided with an oncoming truck," said Hawke's Bay Acting Area Commander Inspector Jeanette Park. The truck driver was not injured.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2019 18:33 UTC