NSW police investigating cause of tragic border crash which claimed an elderly man's life

An elderly man has died following a horrific two-vehicle crash near the border of Queensland and New South Wales.

NSW authorities are investigating the cause of a tragic crash which claimed the life of an elderly man and seriously injured a woman. Picture: Tom Parrish

A man has died following a horror crash across the Queensland-NSW border overnight, where a truck and car towing a caravan collided on a major highway.

It’s understood the incident occurred on Tuesday about 4pm along a stretch of the Newell Highway at Boggabilla.

Queensland paramedics assisted their NSW counterparts to assess three patients at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 70s, was treated for life-threatening injuries but sadly died at the scene.

A woman in her 70s was also assessed and taken to Moree Hospital in a serious condition.

A NSW Police spokesman said the driver of the truck, a man in his 40s was uninjured and taken to Goondiwindi Hospital for mandatory testing.

New England Police District officers established a crime scene and the Crash Investigation Unit is now investigating, the NSW Police spokesman said.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Originally published as NSW police investigating cause of tragic border crash which claimed an elderly man's life