In brief
New South Wales police report two fatalities after a sedan collided with two heavy trucks on a highway 320 km northwest of Sydney. Emergency services responded at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The drivers of the trucks were not injured but were taken for drug and alcohol testing. The incident comes amid a spike in road deaths, with 289 fatalities recorded in NSW in 2026 up from 282 the previous year. A Facebook post from ABC Western Plains later described a similar 2‑car collision on Goolma Road, claiming two lives, many injuries and deployment of four helicopters, a detail reported only by this outlet.
Two people were killed in a crash on a New South Wales highway 320 kilometres northwest of Sydney on Tuesday night, police said. Emergency services arrived at about 10 p.m. and found a northbound sedan had collided with a southbound heavy freight truck, and was then struck by a second freight truck. A man and a woman traveling in the sedan died at the scene.
The drivers of both trucks suffered no injuries. They were taken to hospital for mandatory drugs and alcohol testing, according to a police statement. The incident comes amid a spike in road deaths; NSW police reported 289 road fatalities in 2026 as of Monday, up from 282 at the same point in 2025.
Police urged motorists to slow down and exercise caution after the crash. They described the incident as part of a series of nine deaths in eight crashes across the state during the week up to Monday, followed by another three deaths in two separate crashes on Tuesday.
Later that day, the ABC Western Plains Facebook page reported a 2‑car collision on Goolma Road that also claimed two lives. The post said many others were injured and four rescue helicopters were deployed. That detail was reported only by ABC Western Plains.
The Xinhua report mentions that the truck drivers were not injured but were taken for drug and alcohol testing. No additional injuries were reported to the truck drivers.