The man was charged at Wagga Wagga Police Station. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
A man has been charged following the death of a man in a quad bike crash west of Wagga Wagga.
Emergency services were called to the Osbourne football ground on Osbourne Yerong Creek Road, Osbourne, about 70 km west of Wagga, about 2:30 pm on Sunday (20 September).
Riverina Police District officers were told a man in his 20s had been seriously injured after being towed by a quad bike before striking a goalpost.
Bystanders rendered first aid before emergency services arrived, but the man died at the scene.
He has not yet been formally identified.
The 20-year-old driver of the quad bike was arrested and taken for mandatory testing before being taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death – driving in a manner dangerous and negligent driving occasioning death.
The man was granted conditional bail and is due to appear before Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday (23 September).
