5:37 pm today

Person who died after Hawke's Bay crash was teenager

5:37 pm today
Police said 14-year-old Kaos Brown died after the 12 January crash near Wairoa.

Kaos Brown died on 12 January, after a crash. Photo: Supplied

Police say a person who died in a crash in northern Hawke's Bay was a 14-year-old.

Kaos Brown, from Wairoa, died after the single vehicle crash on 12 January, police said in a statement.

"Kaos was a valued member of our school who will be dearly missed," Wairoa College said on social media. "He involved himself fully in all aspects of school and always with a smile on his face."

Four other people were injured, and taken to hospital.

They had since been released from hospital.

Police were continuing to investigate what happened.