At about 12.50 p.m. local time, emergency services responded to reports of a serious five-vehicle crash along the Great Western Highway in Wallerawang, a small town about 156 kilometers northwest of Sydney.
“Two persons have been confirmed deceased with approximately a dozen other people being treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for various injuries,” the NSW Police Force confirmed in a statement.
According to the statement, a crime scene has been established, and a specialist unit is rushing to the accident site.
The Great Western Highway is now closed in both directions and is expected to remain a crime scene for a considerable amount of time.
Figures from the NSW government showed that as of Thursday, 349 people had lost their lives this year on the state’s roads
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