About 1.40pm today (Tuesday 13 June 2023), emergency services were called to Armidale Road, Coutts Crossing, following reports of a single vehicle collision.
Officers attached to Coffs-Clarence Police District attended and found a sedan had left the road and crashed into a tree.
The driver died at the scene. The man is yet to be formally identified.
The female passenger was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Lismore Hospital in a stable condition.
Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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