21 Mar 2016

Police name man crushed by recycling truck

4:50 pm on 21 March 2016

Police have released the name of a driver who was killed at an Auckland waste and recycling centre.

He was Michael Kelly of Glenfield.

The 51-year-old was crushed between the front of his truck and a bin at the Envirowaste station in Constellation Drive on the North Shore on Friday.

Police are investigating the circumstances of Mr Kelly's death on behalf of the Coroner.

A Worksafe NZ investigation is also underway.