As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Ambler
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 28-year-old man who was hit by a car in Waihi.
The crash occurred on George Street at 1am this morning, Saturday 29 June.
Police believe the driver didn’t immediately stop after hitting the man but continued on, crashing into a fence further up the road, no more than 100 metres from where the man was struck.
Speed is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
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