A woman was killed and nine people were injured in a head-on collision east of Sofala on Saturday.
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Emergency services were called to Razorback Road, Running Stream at 11am following reports of a head-on collision.
Initial inquiries indicate an eastbound Range Rover collided head-on with a westbound Mazda 6 wagon.
NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated 10 people at the scene – six from the Range Rover and four from the Mazda.
A woman in the Range Rover – believed to be aged in her 60s – died at the scene.
Four people were airlifted to Orange Base Hospital in serious conditions and the other five people were taken by road to Orange Base Hospital.
Yesterday a spokesperson for the area health service said one adult and one child were discharged from Orange Base Hospital on Saturday evening. Two men were transferred to Bathurst Hospital and were treated and discharged without being admitted.
The drivers also had to undergo mandatory testing.
Officers from Mudgee Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
The road was closed for a number of hours while specialist investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit conducted their inquiries.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to the accident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.
com.au/
