10 June 2026

Driver dies after SUV hits tree north-east of Wagga Wagga

| By Oliver Jacques
Wagga Police Car.

The incident occurred on the highway at Yathella. Photo: Shri Gayathirie Rajen.

A woman has died following an SUV leaving the Olympic Highway and hitting a tree north-east of Wagga Wagga.

Emergency services were called to the highway at Yathella, near Baylis Lane, shortly before 7:20 am on Monday (8 June), and found the driver had died at the scene. She is yet to be formally identified.

Officers attached to Riverina Police District established a crime scene and inquiries have commenced into the cause of the crash.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or its website. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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