Second teen dies following crash near Mudgee

A second teenager has died following a crash at Munghorn, near Mudgee.

Emergency services were called to Wollar Road just before midnight on Friday (10 June 2016), after a Ford Festiva struck a wombat before hitting an embankment and flipping.

The 14-year-old male passenger died at the scene.

The driver, a 16-year-old male, suffered serious head injuries after being ejected from the vehicle.

He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital where he died about 11am today (Sunday 12 June 2016).

Police from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Leave a Reply

Top