The man killed in the crash on State Highway 30 at Horohoro on Tuesday has been named as Blair Amundsen.

The 35-year-old Kinleith man died when a logging truck lost control and crashed with the ute he was driving.

A logging truck is thought to have lost control causing a fatal crash on SH30. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King. Waikato Times.

Police are still investigating exactly how the logging truck lost control.

Meanwhile police are praising the selfless actions of the 25-year-old driver of a second ute involved in the crash, says a statement from police.

'The collision caused logs to fall from the fully laden truck causing serious damage to his vehicle and narrowly missing the cab of the vehicle.

'Without any thought for his own lucky escape, the Rotorua man went straight to the other ute and pulled Blair's 35-year-old wife and four-year-old son from their vehicle.”

The truck driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries and was not admitted.