Grandmother killed when hit near RBT site, marking horror night on our roads
A CENTRAL Coast grandmother on her way to collect her grandson from an RBT site was one of four people killed on a horror night on our roads. Police today have appealed for motorists to take more care.
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A GRANDMOTHER on her way to pick up her grandson from a Roadside Breath Test stop has been killed in one of a spate of fatal road accidents overnight.
Sue Carroll, 60, was walking along Wyong Rd at Berkeley Vale, on the Central Coast, when she was hit by a car last night.
Police have been told Ms Carroll was walking towards the RBT site where her grandson had been pulled up for allegedly driving alone on a learner licence.
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She was crossing Wyong Rd when a Holden travelling east hit her.
Ms Carroll died at the scene while the Holden driver, a 69-year-old man, was taken to Wyong Hospital to undergo mandatory testing.
It has been a horror 24 hours on NSW roads with four people killed and others seriously injured.
A 41-year-old man died when his Ford Focus collided with a truck on the Bruxner Hwy at Boggabilla about 9am yesterday.
Two hours later, a 49-year-old man — who was a passenger in a car — died in a crash near Cobar.
Witnesses helped pull the driver from the wreckage just before 11am. He was flown to Dubbo Hospital but died as a result of his injuries.
A 67-year-old man died in a car on Sunnyholt Rd at Blacktown yesterday afternoon with police suspecting he suffered a medical episode.
On Friday night, a 37-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car in St Leonards and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
In another pedestrian crash, a man was hit by two cars trying to cross the Great Western Hwy at Springwood at 6pm last night.
Traffic and Highway Patrol boss Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy said the road toll for this year was now 237, which was less than the same time last year.
“We have worked very hard to save 11 lives from this time last year,” he said.
“However, with four people dying in the first 24 hours of this weekend, we need to send the message that we can’t become complacent.”
There had been about 50 pedestrians killed in crashes this year alone, an increase on last year.
“You have to watch where you cross the road, cross at the pedestrian lights and put your mobile phone in your pocket,” Mr Corboy said.