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16yo dies in hospital after two-car collision near Albury as 19yo remains in critical condition

ABC News (AU) logo ABC News (AU) 23.05.2023 06:02:13
The driver of the ute will face Albury court in June. (ABC News)

A 16-year-old girl has died in hospital from injuries after a two-vehicle car crash on the weekend at Thurgoona, on the New South Wales-Victoria border.

Emergency services were called to the Riverina Highway near the outskirts of Albury at 6pm on Saturday following reports a sedan and a ute had collided.

Four occupants of the sedan were freed from the vehicle.

The 16-year-old was taken to the Albury Base Hospital in a critical condition where she later died, and a 20-year-old female passenger of the same car was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. 

The 44-year-old driver of the sedan was taken to Albury Base Hospital in a stable condition and a 19-year-old female passenger of the car was treated for minor injuries.

The driver of the utility, a 45-year-old man, was taken to Albury Base Hospital with minor injuries. 

The utility driver has been charged with eight offences including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving, and not keeping left of dividing line.

The man's license has also been suspended.

He will appear before Albury Local Court in June.

More to come.

mardi 23 mai 2023 09:02:13 Categories: ABC News (AU)

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