Saturday 11 March 2023

Man killed in Aberglassyn crash

BY DAKOTA TAIT

A man has tragically died after a two-vehicle crash in Aberglassyn on Friday night.

About 7.30pm, emergency services were called to the intersection of McKeachie Drive and Oakhampton Road after reports a trailbike rider had collided with another vehicle.

Witnesses rendered first aid to the rider, a man believed to be aged in his 20s, before the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics; but he died at the scene.

The driver and single occupant of the other vehicle, a silver Nissan Dualis, was not injured.

The 17-year-old female was taken to Maitland Hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established a crime scene and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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