Five people killed in separate crashes across NSW in just four days
A devastating run of crashes has claimed five lives since Friday, with fatalities spanning Sydney, the Southern Tablelands, northern NSW and regional highways.
NSW has recorded a harrowing four-day stretch on its roads, with five people killed in separate crashes from Friday through to Monday.
It brings the total number of lives lost on NSW roads in 2025 to 330, up from 294 at the same time last year.
The most recent fatality occurred 1am on Monday, when a man died in a crash between a car and a truck on Lane Cove Rd at North Ryde.
The male passenger died before emergency services arrived, while the driver and a female passenger were trapped in the wreck before being freed and taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The 61-year-old truck driver was uninjured and underwent mandatory testing. The scene remains under police investigation.
Earlier on Sunday morning, a person died and another was left fighting for life after a vehicle left the Hume Highway and rolled at Gunning just after 6.45am.
A passenger died at the scene despite treatment from paramedics, while the driver was airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition.
Southbound lanes of the highway were closed for hours as specialist crash investigators examined the scene.
Just hours before, on Saturday night, a 32-year-old man died after his vehicle rolled on the Carnarvon Highway, about 10km north of Moree, shortly after 9pm.
A 31-year-old passenger was taken to Moree Hospital as a precaution.
Police established a crime scene and the circumstances of the rollover remain under investigation.
Police also confirmed on Saturday that a woman had died in hospital after a fiery two-truck head-on collision on South West Rocks Rd at Jerseyville, south of Kempsey.
The crash, which occurred just before 3.30pm on Friday, saw both truck drivers, a 33-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, pulled from burning wreckage by members of the public before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in critical conditions. The woman died the following day.
The deadly chain of incidents began early Friday, when a driver died after their vehicle left the Hume Highway at Gunning just after 6am.
Despite efforts by paramedics, the person, who has not yet been formally identified, persihed at the scene.
Police across multiple commands have urged motorists to slow down, stay alert and report any dashcam or witness information as investigations continue into each of the fatal crashes.
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