31 October 2024

Man dies after car crashes into a creek in the Riverina

| Shri Gayathirie Rajen
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man’s death this morning near Henty. Photo: Michelle Kroll.

A man has died after a car went through a guardrail and into a creek.

Police said emergency services were called to a creek on Four Corners Road, Rand, about 62 km southwest of Henty, following reports of a car in the water today (31 October) at about 8:35 am.

Murray River Police District officers responded, with assistance from the State Emergency Service, to find a car had gone through a guardrail and into a creek.

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“Officers located a man inside the vehicle, who had died at the scene,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.

A crime scene was established and an investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.

The man is yet to be formally identified and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

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