A man has died in hospital following a serious crash near the NSW town of Scone yesterday.
Initial inquiries suggest that a Volvo semi-trailer, and a Toyota LandCruiser towing a caravan collided in the northbound lanes, before colliding with an oncoming Isuzu truck in the southbound lane.
The Isuzu driver – a 41-year-old man – was freed from the vehicle by emergency services. He sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition; however, died in hospital early this morning.
The driver of the Toyota towing a caravan – a 63-year-old man – was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition, while his 60-year-old female passenger taken by ambulance to the same hospital in a stable condition.
Emergency services were quickly on the scene of the accident. PIC: Cizza
The Volvo driver – a 60-year-old man – was treated at the scene for shock and taken to Muswellbrook Hospital for mandatory testing.
The accident happened at about noon yesterday on the New England Highway at Wingen, about 18 kilometres north of Scone.
Officers attached to Hunter Valley police District, NSW Ambulance paramedics and RFS firefighters attended the scene and rendered aid to the occupants of the vehicles.
A crime scene was established with the New England Highway closed in both directions for several hours.
Specialist officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit examined the scene and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
As inquiries continue, any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam vision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Sad for all. We were stuck in our caravan for 10 hours with all the truckies.We struggled to find somewhere safe to park for the night . With the rain was a day to forget
We just got back from our Easter holiday. It’s incredible how impatient people are in their vehicles ( caravanners included) we were given the Finger and tooted a number of times. OUR PHILOSOPHY is to enjoy the journey on our holiday.i think that there should be ads on the TV and Radio telling drivers that people towing caravans have to travel 10 kilometres under the designated speed limit. Other
It’s sad that we will never know how this really occurred so that lessons can be learnt from mistakes that may have been made.
All serous accident should have the circumstances published and not kept secret
The ammount of times I have had Caravan owners come tearing around me at the last second in the truck is counted well off both hands. You really want to tango with 40-60 tonnes? All that nonsence got an innocent man working hard and minding his own business killed and another suffering trauma.