A woman has died following a crash in the state’s Orana region last week.
About 3pm on Friday 2 October 2026, emergency services were called to the Mitchell Highway near Old Dubbo Road, Geurie, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and found a car and truck had collided head-on.
The driver of the car, an 80-year-old woman, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to hospital in a critical condition for further treatment.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
Police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Yesterday afternoon (Monday 5 October 2026), police received notification that the woman had died in hospital.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
