Police and ambulance were notified just before 5am on January 8th, to reports that a man had suffered a head injury after falling off the roof of a moving vehicle on Collins Street in Te Hapara.
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He was initially taken to Gisborne Hospital, then to Waikato Hospital, where he has since died.
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The circumstances surrounding what happened are still being investigated. The man's death is expected to be referred to the Coroner.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre