Police responding to fatal traffic crash at Taroom

A man has died after a single vehicle traffic crash on the Leichardt Highway, 15-kilometres north of the township of Taroom, this afternoon (July 20).

Preliminary inquiries suggest just after 2pm the road-train the man was driving has left the carriageway for an unknown reason and rolled.

Sadly, the man died at the scene.

There remain some delays to the highway with diversions in place.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing.

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