A woman has died in a single-vehicle crash in the Riverina region today.
About 1.45pm (Sunday 27 December 2020), emergency services were called to the Newell Highway, about 15km south of Narrandera, following reports a vehicle had left the road and hit a tree.
Upon arrival, officers from Murrumbidgee Police District found the driver and passenger trapped.
They were both removed, before police commenced CPR on the passenger, a woman aged in her 50s, until the arrival of paramedics. She died at the scene.
The driver, a 17-year-old girl, was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The Newell Highway remains closed in both directions between the Sturt Highway and Kidman Way. Diversions are in place.
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Unlicensed driver charged with high-range drink-driving after allegedly crashing into parked cars and assaulting police at Panania overnight.
Shortly before 11pm yesterday (Friday 25 December 2020), officers from Bankstown Police Area Command were called to Truscott Street and found a Lexus had hit two parked cars.
The driver, a 55-year-old man was subjected to a roadside breath test returning a positive result and became aggressive, assaulting officers when they attempted to arrest him. The man was taken to Bankstown Police Station where he allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.179.