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Update: 74-year-old woman dies days after horrific Goulburn Valley collision

A NSW woman, 74, has died days after she was seriously injured in a crash with a B-double truck in the Goulburn Valley.

The Alfred Hospital Melbourne. Source: Wikipedia
The Alfred Hospital Melbourne. Source: Wikipedia

An elderly woman has died after a horrific truck and car collision in the Goulburn Valley on Tuesday night.

Emergency services were called to the collision in Katandra just before 7.25pm on Tuesday, February 7.

Investigators were told a B-double truck and a Mazda collided near the intersection on Sidebottoms Rd and Katandra Main Rd.

The driver of the Mazda, a 75-year-old woman from Yabba North, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Shepparton Hospital.

But her passenger, a 74-year-old woman from Penrith, NSW was flown to the Alfred Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police on Friday confirmed the woman had sadly died.

The driver of the truck, a 48-year-old Nyora man, is assisting police with their inquiries.

The exact circumstances of the incident are yet to be determined and police said the investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with information, dashcam vision or anyone who witnessed the collision, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.

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