30 November 2022

Truck driver killed in crash near Griffith

| Claire Fenwicke
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A man has died following a truck crash in Goolgowi. Photo: File.

A truck driver has died after his vehicle hit a tree in Goolgowi, about 50 kilometres northwest of Griffith.

Emergency service crews were called to Cahills Road, near Higgins Lane, at about 4 pm yesterday (29 November).

When they arrived, police discovered a prime mover which had left the roadway and crashed into a tree.

It’s believed the crash occurred sometime earlier in the afternoon.

The driver of the truck, a man believed to be aged in his 60s, died at the scene.

A report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.

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