Name Release: Fatal Crash, Lewis Pass

Friday, 21 March 2025, 11:44 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 7, Lewis Pass on 9 February.

He was 24-year-old Wen-Yang Liu of Taiwan.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Police continue to offer them support.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

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