Police release images in appeal for information on fatal Blue Mountains crash
Police are appealing for public assistance with an investigation into a fatal crash in the Blue Mountains area.
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Police are appealing for public assistance as they investigate a fatal crash in the Blue Mountains last year that claimed the life of a 51-year-old man.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of the Great Western Highway and Kitchener Rd in Leura shortly before 11pm on December 20, 2024, after reports of an unresponsive person on the road.
Officers arrived to find the man with serious head and torso injuries.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, he could not be revived.
Initial investigations suggest the man had been walking between Leura Railway Station and the Great Western Highway near Kitchener Rd before he was hit by a car.
Police believe he may have been lying on the ground before the collision.
The driver of the vehicle – a 50-year-old man – attended Katoomba Police Station on the same day to assist with inquiries and was taken to Katoomba Hospital for mandatory testing.
As inquiries continue, police have issued images of the man hit by the car as they appeal for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Inspector Jason Hogan from the Crash Investigation Unit urged anyone with information to come forward.
“Police have today released images of the man in the hope that they will spark someone’s memory who has information on the man’s movements prior to being found on the road,” Inspector Hogan said.
“The man’s family deserve closure, and any information – whether it seems trivial or insignificant – could be the final piece in helping officers find out what happened to him.”
“Anyone who witnessed the incident or who knows how the man came to be on the Great Western Highway, between 10.40pm and 11pm on Friday, December 20, 2024, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.”
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