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Police confirm Johnny (Danger) Bennett man killed in fatal Auckland motorcycle crash

April 27, 2018

Danger died after crashing during an Anzac Day tour of the Auckland region. (Source: Other)

The man killed in an Auckland motorcycle crash on Wednesday has been officially named by police as Johnny Kerry Bennett.

The 29-year-old Bennett who lived in Takapuna is better known by his social media title "Johnny Danger".

Bennett died in a motorcycle crash at 2.30pm on Dairy Flat Highway near Lucas Heights, Albany, on April 25.

Police said in a statement today his death has been referred to the Coroner and the Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

Mr Bennett was a well known stunt man with a large social media following - over 290,000 strong on Facebook.

He often created videos of his antics to post online, with one particularly famous stunt his riding on the top of a taxi while it traveled over Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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