In brief
A night‑time collision in New South Wales between a sedan and two freight trucks left two people dead. Police reported the incident on a highway 320 km northwest of Sydney and noted that the trucks were uninjured but underwent drug and alcohol testing. State authorities are urging caution amid a rise in road deaths.
A night on the eastern coast of New South Wales claimed the lives of a man and a woman after the sedan they were in was hit by two heavy freight trucks on a highway roughly 320 kilometres northwest of Sydney.
Emergency services were notified around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, and response teams arrived to find the northbound sedan had first collided with a southbound freight truck and then was struck by a second truck travelling in the same direction. Neither of the truck drivers suffered injuries, though they were taken to a hospital for mandatory drugs and alcohol tests.
Police released a statement urging motorists to slow down and exercise caution after reporting nine fatalities in eight crashes across the state in the week leading up to Monday, followed by three more deaths in two separate crashes on Tuesday. The incident adds to a local trend of a spike in road fatalities.
State police figures released on Wednesday show that, as of the beginning of this week, there have been 289 road deaths in New South Wales in 2026, up from 282 at the same point in 2025. The government says the rise in casualties highlights the need for greater road safety measures and public awareness.