Police name motorcyclist killed in crash

NZPA

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    Police have released the name of a motorcyclist who was killed when he failed to take a bend and crashed into a concrete fence post near Ashburton on Saturday.

    Robert Keith Hayward, 29, a Briton, had been living in Ashburton.

    Police said Mr Hayward's motorcycle slid from beneath
    him about 3pm on Saturday after he failed to take a bend at Wakanui, about 8km south of Ashburton.

    The police serious crash unit is investigating.

    - NZPA