NSW Police have charged a 66-year-old man after a woman died following a two-vehicle crash in the state’s Northern Tablelands yesterday.
Police say that at around 9.45am on Monday, emergency services were called to the Gwydir Highway at Elsmore – about 22km east of Inverell – following reports a truck and car had crashed.
“On arrival, officers from New England Police District found the driver of the car, a 59-year-old woman deceased,” NSW Police said in a statement.
The driver of the truck, a 65-year-old man, was taken to Inverell Hospital to undergo mandatory testing.
This morning, police arrested and charged the driver of the truck. He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving (cause death).
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Inverell Local Court on November 24th.
