A middle-aged man has died in a “freak” accident on a motorised skateboard.
The 41-year-old man was skating down a hill in Havelock, north of Blenheim, last night when he lost control.
The man hit a patch of dirt and flipped off onto concrete, hitting the back of his head, says Havelock Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Alan Stanford.
“It was pretty unreal really,” he says.
The man died at the scene.
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