NZ Police CommCens Alert 11:30 15-11-2006 Canterbury
Location of incident: "Mouse Point" SHW 7 [Culverden to Hanmer]
Incident Type: Name Released
Name Released:
The man killed on State Highway 7 between Culverden and Hanmer early on Tuesday morning whilst clearing storm debris from the road was:
John Rogers CRAIGIE
Aged 55 years, a truck driver of Woodend
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