Man involved in road train collision dies

A man involved in a crash with a road train has passed away in hospital.   

A MAN involved in a crash with a road train on Groote Eylandt has died in hospital. 

NT Police say the 65-year-old was driving on the Rowell Hwy, Groote Eylandt when his car collided with a road train. 

He and a passenger suffered severe injuries and were taken to Royal Darwin Hospital. 

The passenger has since been discharged but the driver remained in hospital and passed away on March 11. 

The driver of the road train was uninjured in the crash.

Police will prepare a file for the Coroner.

FEBRUARY 20: Police said they received reports at about 9.30pm that an SUV carrying two males had collided with a road train in East Arnhem Land.

“Emergency services attended the scene and the two occupants of the SUV were conveyed to the local clinic in a serious condition,” a police statement said.

“One man has since been transferred to Royal Darwin Hospital, while the other has been transferred to Gove District Hospital.”

Police said the driver of the road train returned a negative roadside breath test.

The incident came just hours after reports appeared of a multiple fatality in Howard Springs, in which four-people were killed.