A man found dead on the side of the road near Gisborne is now believed to have been hit by two vehicles, police say.
Ruatoria man Nelson Hari was found dead on Tapuaeroa Rd just after 12:00am on Easter Sunday.
"We have completed our forensic examination of one vehicle and want help from the Ruatoria community to find a second vehicle," Detective Sergeant Kevin Ford says.
"The inquiry team want to hear from everyone who was on the Tapuaeroa Road, or was travelling on SH35 from the Ruatoria turnoff to or from Te Araroa, at the time Mr Hari suffered fatal injuries."
The second vehicle they are looking for will have damage to the front of it, police believe.
"We want to hear from anyone who has noticed a vehicle in the Ruatoria area in the past few days that has recently had frontal damage."
An autopsy has been completed and Mr Hari's body has been released to his family.
Police previously said the alleged driver of one car had been arrested, but now say no one has been arrested. One person had been spoken to, and is assisting police with their investigations.
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