WEDNESDAY, 3:09pm:
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Police are investigating a fatal crash near Dubbo yesterday.
About 9.50am on Tuesday, emergency services were called to the Newell Highway at Tomingley, following reports of a crash.
Initial investigations suggest a cement truck and a Hyundai i30 crashed head-on.
The driver and only occupant of the Hyundai, a 39-year-old woman from South Australia, died at the scene.
The driver of the cement truck, a 53-year-old man, was not injured during the incident, however was taken to Dubbo Hospital as a precaution.
A crime scene was established and investigations are continuing.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
3.30pm: The Newell Highway has reopened in both directions in Tomingley following a fatal crash on Tuesday morning.
The diversion via Narromine has been lifted.
Emergency services have left the scene and there are no delays for motorists in the area.
12.21pm: A woman has died in a vehicle accident on the Newell Highway near Tomingley.
The accident, 1.5 kilometres north of the Belworie Road turn off, was a collision between a car and a cement truck. The accident happened at 9.50am.
The woman, the occupant of the car, died at the scene.
10am: The Newell Highway is closed in both directions near Belowrie Road in Tomingley due to a truck and car crash.
Northbound motorists are being diverted via Tomingley Road to Narromine and then on to the Mitchell Highway to Dubbo.
Southbound motorists are being diverted on to the Mitchell Highway in Dubbo and then on to Tomingley Road in Narromine to rejoin the Newell Highway.
This diversion is suitable for all vehicles.
Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time and exercise caution.