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Two dead in Barkly Highway single-vehicle crash

TWO men have been confirmed dead after a single-vehicle crash on a major NT highway

Two men have been confirmed dead after a single-vehicle crash on the Barkly Highway yesterday.
Two men have been confirmed dead after a single-vehicle crash on the Barkly Highway yesterday.

TWO men have been confirmed dead after a single-vehicle crash on the Barkly Highway.

NT Police and the NT Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene of the crash, west of the Barkly Homestead and about 245km east of Tennant Creek, about 5pm Saturday.

Police report the vehicle was travelling west when it left the road and hit a tree.

Two men, aged 52 and 18, died at the scene.

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Detectives from the Southern Major Crash Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances of the crash.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

sarah.matthews@news.com.au

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