A truck driver will appear in Albury Local Court later this year charged over a serious crash at The Rock. Photo: Vanessa Hayden.
A truck driver has been charged following a serious crash in the Riverina last year which has hospitalised a man for more than six months.
About 1:10 pm on Wednesday 3 July 2024, emergency services were called to the Olympic Highway, The Rock, 32 km southwest of Wagga Wagga, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District arrived to find a Hino truck and a Freightliner truck had collided.
The driver of the Freightliner, a 56-year-old man, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to Canberra Hospital in a serious condition. He remains in hospital six months later.
The driver of the Hino, also a 56-year-old man, was airlifted to the same hospital in a critical condition. He has since been released.
A crime scene was established, and officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit commenced an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Following extensive inquiries, the 56-year-old Hino driver was arrested at Albury Police Station on Saturday 4 January 2025.
He was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, drive manner dangerous, and negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear before Albury Local Court on Wednesday 5 March 2025.
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