The name of a youth who became the 11th Easter road fatality has been released.
Blair Sainsbury, 17, from Tiniroto, died when his ute plunged 80 metres down a bank on the Tiniroto Road between Gisbourne and Wairoa on Sunday evening.
His father found his body on Tuesday morning.
Police say it appears the youth was not wearing a seatbelt and may have been thrown from the vehicle.
