Two people have died following separate crashes on the North Coast, one on the Pacific Motorway at Fingal Head and the other after a collision on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek.
A man died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash at Fingal Head. About 11.15am on Friday, 23 October, emergency services were called to the M1 Pacific Motorway after an SUV left the road and crashed into a tree.
The driver, believed to be a 58-year-old man, died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified.
Officers attached to Tweed/Byron Police District established a crime scene, which was forensically examined by specialist police. A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Further south, a woman has died in hospital more than two weeks after a crash at Herons Creek.
About 2.40pm on Wednesday, 7 October, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway following reports of a crash. Officers attached to Mid North Coast Police District were told a hatchback had crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle in the breakdown lane.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the passenger, an 83-year-old woman, before she was taken to hospital. The driver, a 77-year-old man, was treated for minor injuries and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
Police started an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
On Saturday evening, 24 October, police were told the woman had died in hospital. A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
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