NSW: Road toll rises to five after fatal crashes in NSW south

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2007
NSW: Road toll rises to five after fatal crashes in NSW south

EDS: AAP's Xmas/New Year road toll figures are for the period 0001 December 21 to 2359
January 4. Some state and territory police forces may use different road toll periods.

SYDNEY, Dec 27 AAP - Fatal crashes in southern NSW have claimed two more lives, bringing
the state's Christmas holiday road toll to five.

Two cars travelling in opposite directions collided about 6.30pm (AEDT) yesterday on
the Kings Highway between Bungendore and Braidwood, east of Queanbeyan.

The 54-year-old male driver of a Volvo was trapped in the wreckage for about three
hours and died in Canberra Hospital about 11pm.

His wife was travelling in the front passenger seat and remains in hospital with facial
wounds and rib injuries.

The occupants of the other car were taken by ambulance to hospital with minor injuries.

In a separate crash at Unanderra, south of Wollongong, a motorcyclist died after losing
control of his bike and crashing into a road barrier about 5pm yesterday.

The 35-year-old was airlifted to St George Hospital but died shortly before 9pm.

About 5pm yesterday, a 43-year-old Wyee man died after his utility collided with a
car travelling in the opposite direction on Budgewoi Road at Noraville, on the state's
Central Coast.

The man died at the scene of the crash.

Police suspect alcohol was a factor in the collision, adding that the utility had crossed
to the wrong side of the road just before the smash.

Two people died in separate road crashes on Friday at Holbrook and Coffs Harbour.

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