A homicide investigation has been launched after a man who was found in a vehicle that had collided with a tree died in Rotorua last night.
Police were also seeking sightings of a van.
Police were called to Ford Road just before 8.30pm after reports that a vehicle had hit a tree.
"Upon arrival, the sole occupant of the vehicle was located with critical injuries," Detective Inspector Lew Warner said.
He died a short time later.
Warner said initial inquiries suggested the man's injuries were "not consistent with a crash".
Police wanted to hear from anyone who had information that could assist police with it's investigation.
"We want to hear from anybody who was in or around Ford Road between 8pm and 8:4pm yesterday," Warner said.
"Additionally, anybody who saw a white Toyota Hiace van, registration DFR734, in Ford Road or the surrounding areas."
Anyone with information was asked to call police on 105.
A forensic examination of the scene would be carried out today.
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