Motorcyclist, 69, killed in Tumut crash

A 69-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in the State’s south yesterday.

Police say that around 11.45am on Sunday, police and emergency services responded to reports of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the Snowy Mountains Highway, just south of Tumut.

“Officers attached to Riverina Highway Patrol and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended,” NSW Police said in a statement.

“Despite efforts to revive the rider, the 69-year-old man was pronounced dead a short time later.

“A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash continue.”