Teenage woman dead, four injured in head-on crash on NSW south coast

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Teenage woman dead, four injured in head-on crash on NSW south coast

By Sarah Muller
Updated

A teenage woman has been killed and four other teens injured in a head-on collision on the state's south coast over the weekend.

Initial investigations suggested a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota LandCruiser crashed head-on on the Princes Highway, at Central Tilba shortly around 1pm on Saturday.

The driver of the Corolla, a 19-year-old woman, died at the scene. The passenger, a 19-year-old man, was airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a critical but stable condition.

The 19-year-old male driver of the LandCruiser was uninjured and was taken to Bega Hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests.

The three teenage passengers of the LandCruiser were treated by paramedics and taken to Bega Hospital with minor injuries.

The Princes Highway was closed during the incident but has now reopened, although investigations into the incident are ongoing.

The accident marks the sixth death on NSW roads in the first week of 2017, an increase by two from 2016's toll for the same period.

Last year saw a total of 384 people killed on the roads, an increase by 34 from the previous year and the highest annual total since 2010.

In the 18-day holiday period between December 16, 2016, and January 2, 2017, 16 people were killed on NSW roads.

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Police were disappointed to see speeding and other dangerous behaviours continuing during the period, despite their Operation Safe Arrival and road safety campaign #Five2Arrive encouraging drivers to take extra care.

Earlier this week, a 28-year-old male driver died near Coffs Harbour in a single-vehicle crash. Two male drivers died after their trucks collided and caught alight near Leeton.

On Monday a motorcycle rider was killed in the Hunter region following a collision between three motorcycles and a small truck. Another motorcycle rider was killed on Friday morning near Tweed after crashing with a station wagon.

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