A man has died in hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in state’s central west last month.
About 11.30am on Monday 18 September 2023, emergency services were called to the Golden Highway Cassilis, following reports of a crash involving an Isuzu Dmax utility, a Ford Ranger utility and a Mazda Cx-5.
The Ford driver – a 67-year-old man – was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition
The Isuzu driver – a 29-year-old man – was also treated by paramedics and taken to the same hospital in a stable condition.
The Mazda driver – a 63-year-old woman – was not injured and she was taken to Merriwa Hospital for mandatory testing.
Officers from Hunter Valley Police District established a crime scene, which was forensically examined by specialist officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit.
Crash investigators commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and were notified yesterday (Sunday 1 October 2023), that the 67-year-old man had died in hospital.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
As inquiries continue, investigators are seeking any witnesses, anyone who may have been travelling along the Golden Highway or the surrounding streets at the time and may have dashcam vision to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
